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Mythological Research |
The Japanese mythology relevant to the study of Shinto is recorded in classical sources from the Nara and early Heian periods. It is often called Kiki mythology ( Kiki shinwa ) and refers to the chapters on the age of the kami in the Kojiki and Nihon shoki . Alternatively, it is also descr... |
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Naobi |
It may also be written as 直毘、直備. The concept of naobi is thought to demonstrate the ethical consciousness of the Japanese people. Naobi means to correct something abnormal, bad, or distorted, and to restore it to its normal or original condition. Naobi also refers to the wondrous spi... |
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Ne no kuni |
Literally, "Land of the Roots," it is also known as Ne no katasukuni, Soko no kuni, or Haha no kuni. It is the place to which Susanoo is banished by his father Izanagi, who says to him: "Thou mayest no longer dwell in this land." From this we can deduce that Haha no kun... |
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Nigimitama |
The term denotes the functional working of a spirit. Nigimitama refers to the peaceful and calming aspect of a spirit, whereas aramitama refers to its harsh and raging aspect. A spirit appears first as an aramitama but is transformed into a nigimitama by pacification and worship. Ar... |
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Osukuni |
A compound of "to possess" plus "land." Generally means the land ruled by the kami and the emperor. "Osu" is made up of the continuative form verb "to be" plus the honorific particle "su." As an honorific, it originally denote... |
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Para-scientific, Psychical or Occult Research on Shinto |
An area of Shintō research which is not recognized as a scientific approach based on empiricism or rationality. There are numerous branches of this form of investigation, but they can be grouped in two representative categories. The first category (1) of these is associated with re... |
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Reikai |
A term that expresses such things as the world of spirits, the afterworld, or the otherworld. The term is often used in contrast to the physical world or the world of reality. Since it has been used by some of the new religions, the term has entered common usage. Older terms for this other... |
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Reishu taijū |
"The flesh subordinated to the spirit." A term taken from Ōmoto, a Shinto-derived New Religion. The first sense of this term expresses the principle that the creator deity ( sushin ) Ōmoto Sume Ō-Mikami's creation began with the spirit world and was completed with the cre... |
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Religious Research |
Religious studies of Shintō began in earnest after The Second World War, but before the war some pioneering work can already been seen. The representative of this is Katō Genchi, who in his books Historical Studies in the of Religious Development in Shintō ( Shintō no Shūkyō-hattats... |
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Sakimitama |
The soul or one of its functions. There are various views concerning its meaning/activity. The first fascicle of the Chronicles of Japan ( Nihongi ) records the scene of Ōnamuchi conversing with Ōmiwanokami, his soul(s) of blessing ( sakimitama ) and auspiciousness ( kushimitama )... |
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Sansha takusen (var. Sanja takusen) |
Oracles ( takusen ) of the three deities Tenshō-kōtaijingū (Amaterasu), Hachiman Daibosatsu, and Kasuga Daimyōjin that circulated widely from the middle ages until the early modern period. This term also refers to an object of worship that takes the form of a hanging scroll inscri... |
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Sanshu no shinki |
The general name for the three kinds of treasure said to have been granted to Ninigi by Amaterasu on the occasion of her heavenly grandson's descent to earth ( tenson kōrin ) and handed on as symbols of the imperial throne: a jewel ( yasakani no magatama ), a mirror ( yata no kagami ) and a sw... |
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Sekaikan |
The term sekaikan (worldview) is used with all kinds of meanings; here it will be defined as the unique ways in which specific ethnic or regional groups view their environment and their own position within it, in the context of the reciprocal relations they maintain with the transcen... |
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Shin'on |
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Shinchoku |
A reference to Japan as a country that was founded and is protected by kami . Divine lands (of Japan, shinshū ). The first use of this term was in the entry for the tenth month of the ninth year in the records for Emperor Chūai. It is attributed to the King of Silla: "I hear that there is a ... |
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Shinkoku |
A reference to Japan as a country that was founded and is protected by kami. Divine lands (of Japan, shinshū ). The first use of this term was in the entry for the tenth month of the ninth year in the records for Emperor Chūai. It is attributed to the King of Silla: "I hear that there is a ... |
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Shinkokugaku |
"New kokugaku ." A movement for the revival and rebirth of kokugaku in the modern period. The term refers in particular to the discipline of folklore-based studies of Japanese culture, as advocated in the postwar period by Yanagita Kunio and Orikuchi Shinobu. According ... |
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Shinkokushisō |
According to this line of thinking, Japan was created by its native kami and its divine creators conferred upon it a special protection. This notion was not originally a chauvinistic one. However, there were occasions when it was used in this way, especially during moments of mounti... |
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Shinkon |
Marriage among kami or between kami and human beings. It is also called sacred marriage ( seikon ). In the case of a male kami and a female human being the woman was always a virgin ( shojo ). In general virgins were believed to be pure in mind and body. The spirit of the august kami possessed ... |
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Shinto Edification |
Contemporary Shinto may be roughly divided into Shrine Shinto, Sect Shinto (Kyōha Shintō), Shinto-affiliated new religions ( shintōkei shinshūkyō ), and Folk Shinto; the following discussion will focus on edification ( kyōka ) in Shrine Shinto. The term kyōka appears in the Chin... |
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