Rlg100 180 shinto nov24-11
Transcript of Rlg100 180 shinto nov24-11
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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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