1526 KB53 KB201120252022Visočnik, Natašaštevilka:107/108letnik:27str. 171-194DOI:10.35469/poligrafi.2022.352ISSN:1318-8828COBISSID_HOST:136382979URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-WQR4026TslDruštvo za primerjalno religiologijoZnanstveno-raziskovalno središče KoperPoligraficeremonial objectshand fansJapanese religionsjaponske religijemuseum collectionsmuzejske zbirkeobredni predmetipahljačereligijski predmetireligious objectssimbolika pahljačsymbolism of hand fansPahljača kot ceremonialni in religijski predmet na Japonskem|Far from being mere cooling devices, in Japan, hand fans play an important role in social life, customs and artistic development. related to various aspects of Japanese culture, they can be employed as dance props, tools for transmitting messages or telegraphing wealth and social status, a canvas for artistic expression, and an object associated with ceremonial and religious purposes. The use of hand fans in religious and ritual practice is historically well established. The fan was held in the hand or placed in front of oneself during prayers to the gods; it would serve either as a symbolic manifestation of divinity or merely as a tool for praying to the gods; it was also used as a gift on ceremonial and special occasions, such as weddings, funerals, and tea ceremonies. To facilitate the understanding of the role of hand fan in Japanese society, and the religious sphere in particular, the paper provides insight into the historical development of this device, presenting its various types and forms and their usages in ceremonial and religious events. In an investigation of Slovenian museum collections of artefacts of asian provenance, several hand fans were found that likely resemble those used for ceremonial purposes and in religious life in Japan. They are presented and analysed herein ? their constructions, forms, dimensions and styles studied and classified based on the relevant literature ? and compared to the hand fans used in Japanese religious ritualsPahljače niso le pripomoček za hlajenje, ampak imajo veliko večjo vlogo v družbenem življenju, navadah in umetniškem razvoju ljudi. Povezane so z nekaterimi kulturnimi vidiki Japonske, kot so pripomočki za ples, orodje za prenos sporočil, predmet za izkazovanje bogastva in družbenega položaja, površina za umetniško izražanje ter predmet, povezan z obrednimi in religijski nameni. Uporaba pahljač ob verskih in obrednih priložnostih se je v zgodovini močno uveljavila. Pahljačo so ljudje držali v roki ali postavili predse, ko so molili k bogovom, lahko so jo uporabljali kot simbolično manifestacijo božanstva ali samo kot orodje za molitev k bogovom, uporabljala se je kot darilo ob obrednih in posebnih priložnostih, kot so poroke, pogrebi in čajni obredi. Za razumevanje vloge pahljače v japonski družbi in zlasti na področju religije je v prispevku predstavljeno zgodovinsko ozadje razvoja tega pripomočka, v katerem spoznamo razvoj različnih vrst, oblik ter načinov uporabe v obrednih in verskih dogodkih. Z raziskovanjem muzejskih zbirk predmetov iz Azije v slovenskih muzejih je bilo najdenih nekaj japonskih pahljač, ki bi lahko bile podobne tistim, ki so služile ritualnim namenom v verskem in obrednem življenju. Te so predstavljene in analizirane, proučene so njihove konstrukcije, oblike, dimenzije in slogi, ki so opredeljeni s pomočjo literature, in primerjani s pahljačami, ki so jih uporabljali v verskih obredih na JaponskemTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaZnanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper