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Hitomaru-eigu (人丸影供) was a type of ritualistic waka composition popular in medieval Japan.

Name

Hitomaru-eigu are also known as Hitomaru-ku (人丸供), Hitomaru-kuyō (人丸供養) or Hitomaro-eigu (人麻呂影供).

Ritual

Hitomaru-eigu involves the collective composition of waka in the form of an uta-awase or uta-kai (歌会) dedicated to the spirit of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, who was revered as the patron saint of poetry. It was performed before an image of Hitomaro. Dedication of sake or flowers and incense could also be involved.

History

The practice of Hitomaru-eigu flourished from the late Heian period through the middle ages. The first Hitomaru-eigu was held by Rokujō Akisue in 1118 after Hitomaro appeared before him in a dream.

References

Citations

  1. ^ Daijirin 2006; Daijisen 1998.
  2. ^ Daijisen 1998.
  3. Umino 2008, p. 188; Daijirin 2006.
  4. ^ Daijirin 2006.
  5. Mostow 2014, p. 160.

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