In such a group, vertical relationships were developed according to the roles of ritual services or positions within the group; people inside the village were even excluded, much less people outside the village because the positions within the group were limited.
こうした組織では神事での役割や座席の地位に従って上下関係が生み出され、座席の席が限定される事から地域外の者は勿論のこと、地域内の者に対しても排他的な組織を形成するに至った。