武道学研究
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古代東アジアにおける「剣の観念」
―泰阿から〓霊、その呪術の系譜
酒井 利信
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ジャーナル フリー

2001 年 33 巻 3 号 p. 51-61

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The concept of the sword is of great importance to the culture of Japan. Swords with one-edged blades are referred to as “Katana”, while those with double-edged blades are known as“ken”(double-edged sword); however, in the realm of Budo the concept of the sword is of the greatest importance. In the study of Budo arts, it is necessary to focus solely on the conception of the“double-edged sword”. This research is considered to be the first step, and is therefore limited to the ancient period, focusing on the genealogy and the unique features of the“concept of the double-edged sword”in the East Asian cultures of China and Japan.
The results of the research are summarized as the following:
In the Shunjuu period of ancient China, in the Go and Etsu region, the double-edged sword was believed to ward off wicked evils. It is believed that during this period the concept of the double-edged sword as a divine entity first originated. The“concept of the double-edged sword”during this period was to view the double-edged sword not only for its practical usage as a weapon, but more importantly as a divine entity. From the Taoist Han period, the sword was believed to hold sorcery-like enchanted powers to ward off evils. Furthermore, in the primitive ideology of the ancient Japanese, the double-edged sword was also believed to ward off wicked evils. Accordingly, the idea of the double-edged sword as an enchanted entity originated in ancient China, which than carried forward to Japan. Therefore, the elemest of greatest significance in this research is the origination of the“concept of the double-edged sword”from the ancient beliefs of the double-edged sword as a enchanted entity.
The belief that the double-edged sword will ward off evils can be attributed to the ability of the double-edged sword to incorporate the conflicting concepts into a single representation. Then, it may be asked, why must it involve the“ double-edged sword?”This author believes that the answer lies in the appearance of the sword. Particularly in ancient Japan, it is believed that the appearance of the double-edged sword commanded great symbolic importance.

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