Shokue — Pollution by Contact
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Canonical entry drawn from a single source layer in 16_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_I_v2_4.md.
Research layers
Section titled “Research layers”Layer 1: Shokue — Pollution by Contact
Section titled “Layer 1: Shokue — Pollution by Contact”Source file:
16_AGGRESSIVE_ARCHIVE_SWEEP_I_v2_4.md
Japanese: 触穢
Class: TRANSMISSIBLE RITUAL POLLUTION
Historical court research documents pollution as something acquired through physical/social chains of contact and capable of restricting participation in kami rites.
Key consequence
Section titled “Key consequence”A person did not need to be the corpse-handler or birthing mother. Contact networks could propagate ritual restriction.