Encyclopedia of Shinto

検索結果一覧(Search Results)

  • カテゴリー1:
  • Special Topics
Title Text
1 The Shinto Cultivation Program as seen in Shaji Torishirabe Ruisan The volume Shaji Torishirabe Ruisan [A Compilation of Documents of the Religious Reform in the Meiji Period] is a valuable historical document providing insight into the religious administration of the early Meiji government during the days of its Kyōbushō , or Ministry of Religi...
2 The Will of the Kami and the Role of the Sa'niwa How to determine the will of God, or the will of the gods, is a question of central importance in religions around the world. Waking revelations, revelations in dreams, prophecies and oracles ( takusen ), and the spiritual possession of mediums and shamans ( kamigakari ), all refer to ...
3 What is there in the way of Shinto education? Among religious schools in Japan, Christian schools exist in by far the largest numbers, with Buddhist schools a distant second. In contrast, only a handful of Shinto schools exist. In addition to Kōgakkan University and Kokugakuin University, which are the only four-year Shinto ...
4 Words with a 'life' of their own The ancient taboo on uttering Buddhism-related words at the Grand Shrines at Ise is a famous example of Shinto imikotoba , or words associated with misfortune. The practice of avoiding imikotoba , and replacing them with other "innocuous" words, continues to this day. S...