Studies in Shinto and shrines

Studies in Shinto and shrines / R.A.B Ponsonby-Fanee.

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon, 1878-1937
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Kegan Paul, 2004.
Series:Kegan Paul Japan library.
Subjects:
Shinto.
Shrines > Japan.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Shinto
Shrines
Japan
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; I. The Imperial Family and Shinto; Introduction; The Shinto Theogony; The Sanshu-no-Shinki or Three Sacred Regalia (1); The Saikū and Saiin, or Imperial Princess Priestess in the Service of the Great Ise Inner Shrine; Apotheosis or the Japanese Way of making Deities-the Editor; The Introduction of Buddhism; The Jingi-kwan, or Office in charge of all Matters pertaining to the Worship of the Shinto Deities; Court Festivals; Ryōbu-Shinto, or the Assimilation of Shintoism and Buddhism (1).
  • The Naishidokoro, or Place where the Imperial Ancestress, Amaterasu Omikami, being waited upon by a Class of Women Attendants called the Naishi who took charge of the Mirror representing the Divine Spirit of the Sun-GoddessAramitama, or the Rough (Active) Spirit, in contradistinction to the Nigimitama, or Peaceful (passive) Spirit, of Shinto Deities; Ryōbu Shinto (2); The Saiin, or the Imperial Princess Priestess serving in the Kamo Shrines of the Province of Yamashiro.
  • The Saijo or Itsukime, the Priestess chosen from among the Fujiwara Daughters to serve Their Tutelary Deities (shrines) of Kasuga of Yamato and Oharano of YamashiroIwashimizu, a great Shinto Shrine erected on the hill Otokoyama near Kyoto in 859 inviting the Deities of Usa Hachiman Shrine of Tsukushi (now Kyūshū); The Sanshu-no-Shinki (2); Divination, used at the Imperial Court whenever the Will of the Gods i.e. the Imperial Ancestors is in doubt; Imperial Visits to Shrines; II Three Great Emperors; The Emperor Tenji; The Emperor Go-Sanjō; The Emperor Go-Toba; III. Yatagarasu.
  • Identification of YatagarasuKumano Saozan, or The Three Shrines in Kumano; Yatagarasu Ceremony; Ceremonies at other Kumano Shrines; IV. Yasoshima-No-Matsuri; Appendix, A Table giving the Dates of Despatch of Messengers and of Solemnisation of the Matsuri; V. Kwampei Taisha to Sono Gosaijin or the First Class Government Shrines and their Deities; VI. Kamo Gejō Ryōsha; The Foundation of the Shrines and the Deities Worshipped; The Origin and Purpose of the Aoi Matsuri; Kwansai, or the Official or Imperial Festival, and Kokusai, or Provincial Festival; Rinjisai, or occasional Festival.
  • Imperial Visits etc. Buildings; Court Honours; Priests; Bad Times; Special Honour; Aoi Matsuri Procession and Various Ceremonies; VII. Ōyamato Jinja (Shrine); History of the Deities and the Institution of Their Worship; Rank, Status and Possessions; Go-Shintai; Sessha; Priests; Festivals; VIII. Tatsuta Jinja (Shrine); Foundation and the Deities Worshipped; Buildings; Rank and Status; Festivals; Priests; Bekkū, Sessba and Massha; IX. Nibukawakami Jinja (Shrine); X. Hiraoka Jinja (Shrine); XI. Suminoe-No-Ōkami; History of the Deities and the Institution of Their Worship; Buildings; Priests.

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