![]() ![]() The famous Tokugawa-period scholar of Nativism ( Kokugaku). Issues in Shinto studies, especially concerning the " kami of evil," based primarily on the theories of Motoori Norinaga, Ueda Kenji's paper discusses various theological The purpose of displaying the orthodoxy of male political powers. Which females wielded actual political power, but was depicted as a symbol for Matsumura concludes that Amaterasu does not reflect the popular conception of an age in Most important deities in Japanese myths. Possess no stories independent from foreign myths and share many elements inĬommon with them, he tries to analyze the unique character of Amaterasu who is, of course, one of the ![]() On confirming that the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki Matsumura Kazuo's paper focuses on femaleĭeities in Japanese myths. Overview of the historical integration of kami,Īnd way in which the the concept of oya kami or "parent kami" developed. Regarding the relationshipīetween kami and tama, he refers to the thesis of Orikuchi Shinobu, who claimed thatĪbstract entity, it came to be viewed as having the two aspects of good andĮvil, namely kami and mono. He also discusses the integration of kami and coexistence of plural deities. Mi, and tama took shape together with the concept of kami. Refers to a hypothesis that the concepts of chi, Itô Mikiharu's paper discusses the issue of how Particularly in relation to its role in the process of religious legitimation. Translator Havens provided a closing essay in which he discusses various Order to help clarify the general structure of discussions in this book, and Editor Inoue added an original essay as the introductory chapter, in Various dimensions of the concept of kami Originally published in Japanese, hoping that they will provide readers with In other cases, kami have been compounded with theīuddhas and boddhisattvas of Buddhism throughout the course of Japanese The gods venerated by people in their daily life. For example, the kami which are systematically compiled That even most Japanese do not grasp it fully. Which is one of the core concepts of Shinto, is quite complicated, so much so While Shinto is normally categorized as a form Volumes were Matsuri, New Religions and Folk Beliefs in Modern Japan. Religion to the international English-speaking audience. Volume in a continuing series designed to introduce recent studies on Japanese
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