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16 Cards in this Set
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Ameterasu |
femaledeity of the sun, born from the eye of the primordial deity Izanagi followinghis purification; enshrined at Ise as the patron deity of the imperial family the |
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Bushido |
the way of the warrior; an ethical code that combineda Confucian-style emphasis on loyalty with the discipline of Zen |
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Choendogyo |
religion of the heavenly way; 20th centuryreligious movement based on 19th century Confucian movement;Confucian in origin but incorporates elements of Korean nationalism, Taoism,Buddhism, and Christianity to a lesser degree; places emphasis on personalcultivation, worldly social welfare, and rejects any notion of afterlife |
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Kami |
thespirits that animate all living things, natural phenomena, and natural forces.Shinto shrines were built to accommodate their presence during rituals |
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Miko |
shrine maiden or a supplementary priestess; understoodto bean institutionalized role in daily shrine life, trained to perform tasksranging from sacred cleansing to performing a sacred dance |
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Mudang |
usuallya woman who is to act as intermediary between a spirit entity, spirits or gods,and humans |
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Nihongi |
anancient text commissioned to present a more positive and systematic account ofthe Yamato clan’s rise to power than the one set out in the earlier Kojiki |
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Ryobu Shinto |
thesyncretic school that combined Shinto with the teachings of the Shingon sect ofBuddhism |
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Sakaki |
flowering evergreen tree
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Samurai |
a popular term for the warrior, who served regionalwarlords in various capacities; samurai made up the top 5% of society duringthe Edo period |
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Sect Shinto |
autonomous organizations authorized between 1868 and 1945–i.e. Meiji to end of the Second World War |
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Shogun |
thesupreme military commander of Japan, appointed by the emperor and effectivelyruling in his name) |
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Shrine Shinto |
a structure whose main purpose is to house one or moreShinto kami |
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Shugendo |
highly syncretic Buddhist religion or sect andmystical-spiritual tradition which originated in pre-Feudal Japan, in whichenlightenment is equated with attaining oneness with the kami |
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Tenrikyo |
: Religion of divine Wisdom; largestand most successful of the Shinto sects; goal is a happy life free from diseaseand suffering |
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Unification Church |
newreligious movement founded in South Korea beliefs are based on the Bible andare explained in the church’s textbook, Divine Principle |
