HUMA 3481 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Shinto, Kitchen God, Wu Wei
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Diffused religion: assume the existence of deities, spirits, ghosts, power , ancestors tied to them, offerings (food, incense, hierarchies certain rules, local being loyal to your area, local deities, local people/heroes. Find the ethos of a different world religion. Created 500 ce, to preserve the religion but make it relevant to more people. Focus: model on the community: humanity/society, spirituality rather than religion, family oriented. Shaman = mediums communicates with those in the non-physical world, talks to spirits. Diversity is okay, we don"t need just one religion. The idea that there could be only one legitimate ruler of china at a. If things go wrong, it is the emperor fault time, and that this ruler had the blessing of the gods. They used this mandate to justify their overthrow of the shang, and their subsequent rule. Nature = the perfect construction wu wei (let things flow)
