1. Religion - Shinto
2. Outline -
2.1 Origin and History
2.2 Geography of Believers and Sites of Pilgrimage
Diagram showing Shintoism believers overlaying
with Buddhism believers in Japan.
2.3 Beliefs
2.4 Calendar
3. Symbolism & Rhetoric
3.1 Official language or main language - Japanese
3.2 Pictorial Symbols -
Torii Gate
It marks the entrance to sacred space. Representing the transition between the finite world and the infinite world of the gods.
4. Believers / Hierarchy -
Education Hierarchical Structure
5. Believers / Appearance -
Example of Believer's Pictogram : Miko
6. Architecture and Places -
The following is a diagram illustrating the most important elements of a Shinto shrine.
- Torii - Shinto gate
- Stone stairs
- Sando - the approach to the shrine
- Chozuya or Temizuya - fountain to cleanse one's hands and face
- Toro - decorative stone lanterns
- Kagura-den - building dedicated to Noh or the sacred Kagura dance
- Shamusho - the shrine's administrative office
- Ema - wooden plaques bearing prayers or wishes
- Sessha/Massha - small auxiliary shrines
- Komainu - the so-called "lion dogs", guardians of the shrine
- Haiden - oratory
- Tamagaki - fence surrounding the honden
- Honden - main hall, enshrining the kami. On the roof of the haiden and honden are visible chigi (forked roof finials) and katsuogi (short horizontal logs), both common shrine ornamentations.
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