RT Article
T1 Tokugawa-Period Disputes between Shugen Organizations and Onmyōji over Rights to Practice Divination
JF Japanese journal of religious studies
VO 21
IS 2/3
SP 167
OP 189
A1 Hayashi, Makoto 1953-
A2 Swanson, Paul L. 1951-
LA English
PB Nanzan Institute
YR 1994
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1726573230
AB This article examines the conflict during the Tokugawa period between various Shugen organizations and onmyōji (diviners) associated with the Tsuchimikado family. The Tsuchimikado family was given both imperial and shogunate sanction in the late seventeenth century as the official headquarters for all onmyōji throughout the country. The Tsuchimikado family used this authority to try to bring all divination activity under their authority, leading to legal action against various people for their "unauthorized" performance of divination. This article examines a number of specific disputes and traces the development of this issue through the Tokugawa period. The differences between the Tōzan-ha and Honzan-ha Shugen organizations, and between the Edo and Osaka/Kyoto areas, in the way the disputes were handled and settled, are highlighted.
K1 Aristocracy
K1 Consuls
K1 Divination
K1 Divinity
K1 Judicial rulings
K1 Lawsuits
K1 Offices
K1 Priests
K1 Religious Studies
K1 Temples