2007 年 72 巻 619 号 p. 61-68
This paper aims to analyze the spatial construction and composition of the "Kitsugan" harvest festival on Taketomi Island, Yaeyama, Okinawa. There are lots of place of worship and six groups of prayers, Yamaninju, on Taketomi Island. Each group has a primary place of worship. In order to clarify multi-function of each place of worship and ritual composition and procedure in each village, the relationship between (1)Yamaninju's primary place of worship, (2)places of worship to which Yamaninju should pray, and (3)types and locations of the place of worship is analyzed in detail through a review of the performing procedure of the "Kitsugan" harvest ritual. Data were collected and recorded from a series of field studies and literary reviews of the period.