Counseling effect of the shamanistic interview performed by okinawan shaman Yuta

这个项目由两个研究组成。采用问卷调查的方法，对冲绳民众对萨满“玉塔”的使用、评价和认知进行了调查。在前期研究的基础上，对157名冲绳学生和164名冲绳中老年进行了问卷调查。结果，被试家庭成员使用Yuta的比例分别为62%（学生）和80%（中老年），被试家庭成员使用Yuta的比例分别为17%（学生）和50%（中老年）。研究发现，使用Yuta的比例与冲绳女性的宗教文化hinukan - worshiling（崇拜火神）有关。在评价中，我们发现很多人选择了“我对Yuta的印象好坏参半”（48%的学生，44%的中老年），而不考虑他们使用Yuta的经历。在认知方面，发现了“圣媒”、“传统顾问”、“祸患制造者”和“不祥之人”四个因素。研究发现，“裕人”以其精神能力为基础，扮演了冲绳人传统的咨询师（顾问）的角色，而与“裕人”的接触则引发了一些矛盾的情绪。以禹人为研究对象的研究结果发现，成为萨满的过程意味着他们的自愈。

This project was composed of two researches.The research of the okinawan people's using, evaluation and cognition concerning the shaman "Yuta" was performed by the method of questionnaire. Based on the preliminary research, three kinds of questionnaire were composed and performed to 157 okinawan students and 164 okinawan middle and old ages. As the result, the proportion of using Yuta of the subjects' family member was 62%(students) and 80%(middle and old ages), the proportion of using Yuta of the subjects was 17%(students) and 50%(middle and old ages). It was found that the proportion of using Yuta was related to the Hinukan-enshrining (worship of fire spirit) which was the religious culture performed by okinawan women. Concerning the evaluation, it was found that many people chose the item "I have both of good and bad image to the Yuta"(48% of students, 44% of middle and old ages), regardless of their experiences of using Yuta. Concerning the cognition, four factors ("sacred medium", "traditional consultant", "misfortune maker" and "ominous person") were found. It was found that the Yutas took the role of traditional consultant (counselor) for okinawan people based on their spiritual ability, whereas the contact with the Yutas provoked some ambivalent feelings.As the result of research which was taken the Yutas as the object of study, it was found that the process of becoming shamans meant their self-healing.