HUMA 1400 Lecture Notes - Lashkar-E-Islam

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Literally translated into the way of the gods". Introduced to japan after unification of the country. Term did not exist prior; only existed after buddhism was introduced: used to differentiate after introduction of buddhism between the old religion. First official histories" of japan: kojiki ( ) records of ancient matters, nihon shoki ( ) chronicle of japan, both contain age of human and age of gods, both contain creation myths. Trees and herbs can speak / talk; not necessarily literally. Original gods emerged from mud and darkness. Amaterasu omikami: sun goddess, shrine and ise. Ise is rebuilt every twenty years with traditional tools and with natural materials. Rebuilding the shrine has to do with the theme of renewal. Susano"o no mikoto: storm god, izumo shrine. Has to do with the koko principle; it is austere and carries the idea of age and a weathered appearance. Koko deals with things that look stern, forbidding, etc.

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