A Popular Dictionary of ShintoThis dictionary is a comprehensive glossary and reference work with more than a thousand entries on Shinto, ranging from brief definition of Japanese terms to short essays dealing with aspects of Shinto practice, belief, and institution from early times to the present. |
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according Amaterasu ancestors ancient associated became beliefs branch Buddha Buddhist Buddhist temples building built calendar called carried celebrated century ceremony Chinese Confucian Constitution court dance dedicated deity developed devotion Directive divine early Education elements emperor enshrined established example festival floats formal founded Hachiman held Honchō ideas identified imperial influence Ise jingū Japan Japanese jinja kagura kami Kasuga known Kojiki kokugaku Kyōto land major matsuri means Meiji period Meiji restoration mikoshi mountain movement offerings official originally participants particular performed popular practice prefecture priests procession protection purification rank refers regarded religion religious represented reverence rice rites ritual sacred scholar sect separation Shintō shrine spirit status style taisha takes teachings term thought throughout Tokugawa Tōkyō tradition usually various visits worship Yoshida