Asobi (also sometimes known as asobi-be) were Shinto priestesses devoted to the goddess Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto during the Heian period (794–1185) in Japan. Originating as performers of shamanistic rituals performed to appease the souls of the dead, asobi originally functioned as priestesses designed to deal with death. Though they played a role in conducting royal funerals, with the introduction of Buddhism and Confucianism in the 700s, the place of asobi in royal funerals disappeared, and they instead became known for their imayō songs. In combination with receiving gifts for sexual favors, imayō became the source of wealth for asobi.
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| - Asobi (also sometimes known as asobi-be) were Shinto priestesses devoted to the goddess Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto during the Heian period (794–1185) in Japan. Originating as performers of shamanistic rituals performed to appease the souls of the dead, asobi originally functioned as priestesses designed to deal with death. Though they played a role in conducting royal funerals, with the introduction of Buddhism and Confucianism in the 700s, the place of asobi in royal funerals disappeared, and they instead became known for their imayō songs. In combination with receiving gifts for sexual favors, imayō became the source of wealth for asobi. (en)
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| - Asobi (also sometimes known as asobi-be) were Shinto priestesses devoted to the goddess Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto during the Heian period (794–1185) in Japan. Originating as performers of shamanistic rituals performed to appease the souls of the dead, asobi originally functioned as priestesses designed to deal with death. Though they played a role in conducting royal funerals, with the introduction of Buddhism and Confucianism in the 700s, the place of asobi in royal funerals disappeared, and they instead became known for their imayō songs. In combination with receiving gifts for sexual favors, imayō became the source of wealth for asobi. After the Taihō Reform Code in 701 and the Yōrō code of 718, the public began to develop unsavory views toward the practices of asobi. Though they conducted business similarly to prostitutes, they were considered to be performers because of their musical talents. Yahochi being the term for prostitute, the kanwa dictionary Wamyō ruijushō (compiled by Minamoto no Shitagō in the 930s) describes the difference as follows: "Those who wander about in the daytime are called asobi, while those who wait until nighttime and then engage in wanton sex (inbon) are called yahochi." Asobi were sometimes disparagingly referred to as yūjo, by one of their similar successors' names: shirabyōshi, kugutsu, and yukun, or referred to under the umbrella term for prostitutes of yahochi. (en)
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