Hōganbiiki
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thumb|Portrait of Minamoto no Yoshitsune held at [[Chūson-ji]] Hōgan-biiki is a term that has come to describe a physiological phenomenon where people extend sympathy to those in weaker or disadvantaged positions without critically assessing the rights and wrongs of their situation. It primarily refers to the sympathetic or pitying sentiment people feel towards Minamoto no Yoshitsune, often lacking an objective perspective.
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Primary meaning
- Overview
- Hōgan-biiki and Minamoto no Yoritomo, Kajiwara Kagetoki
- Hōgan-biiki in literary works
- Hōgan-biiki and Yoshitsune's survival legend
- Expanded meaning
- Notes
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
thumb|Portrait of Minamoto no Yoshitsune held at [[Chūson-ji]] Hōgan-biiki is a term that has come to describe a physiological phenomenon where people extend sympathy to those in weaker or disadvantaged positions without critically assessing the rights and wrongs of their situation. It primarily refers to the sympathetic or pitying sentiment people feel towards Minamoto no Yoshitsune, often lacking an objective perspective.
The term "Hōgan" is typically read as "Hangan" but is traditionally pronounced "Hōgan" in the context of Yoshitsune's legends and Kabuki performances.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hōganbiiki” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.