There are also episodes in "Genpei-seisui-ki" showing how Kiyomori was intellectual and civilized without being fettered by superstitions; in these episodes, he said it was a mere coincidence that it rained after monks prayed, and he abolished the human sacrifice system of Kyoga-shima Island.
『源平盛衰記』では僧侶の祈祷によって雨を降らせた事を偶然に過ぎないと一蹴したり、経が島では清盛が人柱を廃止したという伝説があるなど、迷信に囚われない開明的な考え方の逸話も見られる。