In Shinto rituals the deity descended from its body, which is iwakura, onto yorishiro (object representing a divine spirit) (called himorogi), and yorishiro and kamui (deity) were used as the focus of the celebration. 神事において神を神体である磐座から降臨させ、その依り代(神籬という)と神威をもって祭りの中心とした。 |