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AGENDA FOR NOV 24th

SHINTO– ORIGINS OF SHINTO– CREATION STORY– HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT– ESSENTIALS OF SHINTO BELIEF

• kami

– SHRINES

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ORIGINS OF SHINTO

• INDIGENOUS JAPANESE TRADITION

• EMPHASIS ON BEAUTY IN NATURE

• IDENTITY THROUGH DIFFERENCE

• NATURE AND HUMAN NATURE

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CREATION STORY

• IZANAMI/IZANAGI

• AMATERASU

• KAMI JIMMU (1ST HUMAN EMPEROR)

• JAPAN AS “HEAVENLY INSTANTIATION” ON EARTH

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• AMATERASU

(SUN GODDESS)

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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT

• KAMI, BUDDHAS AND BODHISATTVAS

• BLENDING OF RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS (SHINTO, BUDDHISM, CONFUCIANISM)

• STATE SHINTO; NATIONALISM

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ESSENTIALS OF SHINTO BELIEF

• KAMI (THAT WHICH IS ABOVE; AUSPICIOUS) [OTTO 1869-1937]– Mysterium tremendum et fascinans

• KANNAGARA• TEXTS: KOJIKI (712 CE); NIHONGI (720

CE) – Are these ‘scriptures’?• NO EXPLICIT ETHICAL CODE (BUT

OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HUMAN NATURE)• PURIFICATION (MISOGI)

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purification

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MISOGI

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SHRINES

• TORII (Miyajima Torii)

• THRESHOLD• ELIADE (1907-1986)

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SHRINES

• UNTRADITIONAL WITH CLEAR CHINESE INFLUENCES

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