Ō clan

Ō clan
Parent houseImperial House of Japan
FounderKamuyaimimi
Cadet branchesAso clan

Ō clan (多氏, Ō no uji; also written as 大氏) is a descendant clan of Jimmu and Himetataraisuzu-hime. They are descended from Kamuyaimimi.[1][2]

Ō no Yasumaro was a famous member. He became head of the clan in 716 around the time he wrote the Kojiki.[3][4]

Relationship with Takemikazuchi

Main article: Takemikazuchi

Takemikazuchi was originally a local god (kunitsukami) revered by the Ō clan,[5] and was a god of maritime travel.[5] However, the Nakatomi clan who also has roots in this region, and when they took over control of priestly duties from the Ō clan, they also instituted Takemikazuchi as the Nakatomi clan's ujigami (clan deity). Or so this is the observation by Iwao Ōwa in his Jinja to kodai ōken saishi (1989). He goes on to theorize that the Ō clan was originally ōmi (大忌, "greater taboo (priesthood)"), but was usurped by the Nakatomi who were among the "lesser priesthood" (the latter claims descent from the Inbe clan (忌部氏)).[5]

References

  1. ^ Grapard, Allan G. (2023-04-28). The Protocol of the Gods: A Study of the Kasuga Cult in Japanese History. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-91036-2.
  2. ^ Tenri Journal of Religion. Tenri University Press. 1968.
  3. ^ Obunsha Japanese Encyclopedia 3rd Edition
  4. ^ Aston (1995:xv)
  5. ^ a b c 小向, 正司 (1992). 神道の本. Books Esoterica. Vol. 2. 学研. pp. 76–7.(zasshi code 66951-07; kyōtsu zasshi code T10-66951-07-1000)

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