A Ghost of Uji-Hachi-no-Miya : The Tycoon's Predicament and Ajari's Desire(<Special Issue>Language and Shamanism)

Abstract

Here I will consider the meaning of a ghost of Uji-Hachi-no-Miya who appears in the dreams of Naka-no-Kimi and Ajari in the Agemaki part of Genji-monogatari. Ajari tells his dream of the ghost to the Tycoon, who in his turn (mis-)represents it to others. In this way information is proliferating, and one narrative produces and reproduces other narratives. I will also link the tale of a monk's ghost in the Tenarai part as another piece of information to this dream tale.