CONSTRUCTIONS AND REPAIRS OF TEMPLES AND SHRINES IN THE VILLAGE AND ROLES OF NANUSHI : An example of constructions and repairs of minor temples and shrines in Old Musashi-koku Tama-gouri

Abstract

In Tama-gouri, construction and repair works of small temples and shrines in the villages were handed from the small number of exclusive leaders including nanushi to the village in the end of the 17th century through the middle of the 18th century. At the same time, the position of Nanushi turned into Sewanin from a patron. Nanushi supervised overall constructions and repairs from the stand point of both as a constructor and a client.