Ishikozume

Ishikozume

Ishikozume was a ritual execution performed in ancient Japan by the Yamabushi - practitioners of Shugendō. The ritual is characterized by waist high burial in earth followed by lapidation (death by stoning). [ cite journal |last=Earhart |first=H. Byron |year=1966 |month=Aug. |title=Ishikozume Ritual Execution in Japanese Religion, Especially in Shugendō |journal=Numen |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=116-127 |doi=10.1163/156852766X00077 |url=http://www.jstor.org/pss/3269418 |accessdate=2008-05-16 ]

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  • Ishikozume — L Ishikozume était une exécution rituelle de l ancien Japon chez les Yamabushi adeptes du Shugendō. Le rituel est constitué d un enterrement en terre à mi corps suivi d une lapidation (mort par cette dernière). Références (en) Cet article est… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Stoning — Stoning, or lapidation, refers to a form of capital punishment whereby an organized group throws stones at the convicted individual until the person dies. Stoning has been used throughout history in a number of places, both in the form of… …   Wikipedia

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