Reception of Chinese Magic Religious Culture in Ancient Japan -Centering upon belief in Doku-

The present paper mainly examines the reception of belief in Doku in ancient Japan. Doku is a deity of earth taboo, which first appeared at The East Han Dynasty. First it introduces the shared religious phonemes of belief in Doku in east asia. Then it examines the process how belief in Doku recepted in Japan from the following three sections: antakushinjyukyō, which was read early in koutoku reign, has a close relation with Doku; investigating the Chinese books which recorded Doku; discussing who imported the belief in Doku. We can found the reception of belief in Doku closely influenced by the Japanese historic movement, and it was mainly recepted as a deity of magic religion