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8 | (1) |
| Preface |
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9 | (6) |
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15 | (9) |
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Torii - the Shinto Gateway |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (2) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (3) |
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Shinto & its Japanese Setting |
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24 | (11) |
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Shinto: An Indigenous Religion? |
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26 | (1) |
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Shinto: A Modern Phenomenon? |
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27 | (3) |
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Early Japanese Religion & Entry of Buddhism |
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30 | (2) |
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Threat of New Gods & Triumph of Buddhism |
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32 | (1) |
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Development & Meaning of Word `Shinto' |
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33 | (2) |
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35 | (20) |
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37 | (1) |
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Ideograms for Word `Shinto' |
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38 | (2) |
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Relationship of Humans & Kami |
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40 | (1) |
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Important Kami in Shinto Tradition |
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41 | (3) |
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44 | (2) |
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Story of Izanagi & Izanami |
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46 | (3) |
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Heavenly Siblings: Story of Amaterasu & Susanoo |
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49 | (1) |
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Myths of Imperial Descent |
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50 | (2) |
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52 | (1) |
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Maintaining Life in This World |
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53 | (1) |
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Religious Practice & Purification |
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54 | (1) |
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Shinto in Japanese Religious History |
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55 | (13) |
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Shinto-Buddhist Interactions |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (4) |
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60 | (2) |
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Meiji Restoration & Shinto |
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62 | (1) |
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Post-war Era & Shinto Disestablishment |
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63 | (2) |
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Dynamics of Japanese Religious World |
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65 | (3) |
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68 | (14) |
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70 | (2) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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Important Shrines & Locations |
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74 | (1) |
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Shrine Buildings & Inner Sanctuaries |
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75 | (3) |
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October `Meeting of Kami' |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (2) |
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Life-cycles, Festivals & Rituals |
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82 | (13) |
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84 | (1) |
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Important Life-cycle Rituals & Festivals |
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85 | (3) |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (1) |
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Prayers & Communications with Kami |
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95 | (12) |
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95 | (3) |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (3) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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Shinto, Nationalism & Yasukuni Shrine |
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107 | (7) |
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107 | (3) |
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Political Manoeuvres & Opposition |
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110 | (4) |
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Shinto in the Modern World |
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114 | (8) |
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116 | (2) |
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Rise & Challenge of New Religions |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (2) |
| Glossary of Terms |
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122 | (3) |
| Further Reading |
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125 | (1) |
| Index |
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| List of Illustrations |
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Shinto gateway (torii) at Shiroyama shrine |
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The Seven Gods of Good Fortune |
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Amaterasu emerging from her cave |
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Sacred tree with ropes (shimenawa) |
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Shinto priests with shaku (mace) |
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Parading the local shrine (omikoshi) |
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Statue of sacred horse with ema |
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Lisainfo e-raamatute kohta