Call Of The Kami

Author : Teresa Louise Huddleston-Garcia
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0978802829
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Call of the Kami written by Teresa Louise Huddleston-Garcia and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is a fine tapestry, ever worked and ever evolving upon a loom. The worlds of the visible and invisible mesh, and sometimes the unseen is glimpsed between the red posts of the torii. The Kami ever call for their Miko, and they are both within us all. The flower of a poem opens her petals to the sun, amidst a garden of other poems.

Author : John K. Nelson
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295997699
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine written by John K. Nelson and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2015-08-03 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What we today call Shinto has been at the heart of Japanese culture for almost as long as there has been a political entity distinguishing itself as Japan. A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine describes the ritual cycle at Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki’s major Shinto shrine. Conversations with priests, other shrine personnel, and people attending shrine functions supplement John K. Nelson’s observations of over fifty shrine rituals and festivals. He elicits their views on the meaning and personal relevance of the religious events and the place of Shinto and Suwa Shrine in Japanese society, culture, and politics. Nelson focuses on the very human side of an ancient institution and provides a detailed look at beliefs and practices that, although grounded in natural cycles, are nonetheless meaningful in late-twentieth-century Japanese society. Nelson explains the history of Suwa Shrine, basic Shinto concepts, and the Shinto worldview, including a discussion of the Kami, supernatural forces that pervade the universe. He explores the meaning of ritual in Japanese culture and society and examines the symbols, gestures, dances, and meanings of a typical shrine ceremony. He then describes the cycle of activities at the shrine during a calendar year: the seasonal rituals and festivals and the petitionary, propitiary, and rite-of-passage ceremonies performed for individuals and specific groups. Among them are the Dolls’ Day festival, in which young women participate in a procession and worship service wearing Heian period costumes; the autumn Okunchi festival, which attracts participants from all over Japan and even brings emigrants home for a visit; the ritual invoking the blessing of the Kami for young children; and the ritual sanctifying the earth before a building is constructed. The author also describes the many roles women play in Shinto and includes an interview with a female priest. Shinto has always been attentive to the protection of communities from unpredictable human and divine forces and has imbued its ritual practices with techniques and strategies to aid human life. By observing the Nagasaki shrine’s traditions and rituals, the people who make it work, and their interactions with the community at large, the author shows that cosmologies from the past are still very much a part of the cultural codes utilized by the nation and its people to meet the challenges of today.

Author : James Talbott
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1446156486
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Aniventure written by James Talbott and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A whole new way to enjoy roleplaying games in the media of Japanese Anime. Includes a brand new, high flying dice mechanic: The Stacks System. Covers all genres, from Shounen and Action to Romance and Comedy. Highly customisable, with hundreds of powers, mannerisms, gadgets and mecha for your character to use. Build it how you want to play it. For more details, see the blog page at http: //detarame.wordpress.com/aniventure/ This is the Paperback and PDF downloadable edition. For the more durable Hardback, http: //www.lulu.com/product/hardcover/aniventure-5/11917823

Author : M. B. Heard
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1438940025
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Evolution of Kami's Soul written by M. B. Heard and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heard brings Buddhist philosophy to life in this epic tale of a sentient being's journey through seven incarnations. The Evolution of Kami's Soul is a brilliant novel, complicated as a three-tiered chess game yet simple as an Eric Satie tune. An allegorical depiction of the dance between animus and anima, this novel startles like Amos Tutola's My Life in the Bush of Ghosts. If Tutola has dinner with Mahatma Gandhi and Karl Gustav Jung in the afterlife, they will undoubtedly discuss Heard's book.

Author : Paul Dickson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486482103
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Official Rules written by Paul Dickson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Murphy's Law, "If anything can go wrong, it will." This humorous hardcover compilation offers variations on the well-known adage, including comic truths related to business matters, excuses, efficiency, and legal jargon.

Author : Kiminique Williams
Publisher : Archway Publishing
ISBN 13 : 148087857X
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Enigma written by Kiminique Williams and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-05 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to a sisterhood that seems perfect but, with discernment, becomes filled with unnoticed flaws and imperfections ... Dawn, Tabitha, Kami, Rebecca, and Allison have been lifelong friends despite their differences. Dawn is a realtor with no children and a shaky relationship. Tabitha is a recently divorced nurse and mother. Kami works with her husband at a law firm while raising their kids. Allison is an editor, mother, and pastor’s wife. Rebecca is a nurse and mother married to her college sweetheart. Bonded like sisters, these five women have spent most of their lives together. However, even within the bounds of this unbreakable friendship, dark secrets abound. Arguably, untold stories are not actual secrets but merely withheld information of personal thoughts and actions. When these stories are shared, though, a shocking domino effect occurs, changing lives and relationships. No one knows everything about anyone, and these best friends learn the hard way that twisted truths break hearts.

Author : Ernest d' Hervilly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.VU/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sayonara, Or, the Testing of the Poet written by Ernest d' Hervilly and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hannah K
Publisher : eBookIt.com
ISBN 13 : 1456626353
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trust and Deception written by Hannah K and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2016-02-21 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The day when Supreme Commander Douglas MacArthur met the Emperor Showa, Hirohito, was the day when the trust between MacArthur and the Emperor Showa, Hirohito, was established and the day when Japan started to recover from the disastrous situation after the Pacific War. Until then, under the name of the Japanese Empire, Japanese people suffered unreasonable orders from the military regime. Thanks to MacArthur's effort, Japan was able to make an outstanding recovery. You would be interested in what MacArthur knew about Japan. This book will tell the readers that Japan had democratic elements dating back to ancient times. In addition to the above story, the readers could know the rough history of transition of the regimes in Japan. The Imperial system actually had the basis of democracy. In spite of a number of Samurai Regimes' rise and fall, the Imperial system, Tenno System, has been maintained. Who built such a long sustainable political system? The key person was a female Emperor Jitoh (690-697), who had an unbelievably practical power of uniting competing tribal clans in Japan and call the country Nihon. You may think Shinto priest would be a peace-loving person. However, Shinobu Origuchi is believed to be a folklore of Shintoist and priest. Actually, this person triggered the Japanese Empire to wage war against the United States. Seemingly, trustful person deceived ignorant people easily. There have been a lot of wars and conflicts, which were caused by evil people. The author sincerely hopes this book could serve as a tip to recover a peaceful world.

Author : James Baskind
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900430729X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Myōtei Dialogues written by James Baskind and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Myōtei Dialogues is the first complete English translation of Fukansai Habian’s Myōtei mondō (1605), one of the most important works of early Japanese Christianity.

Author : James Curtis Hepburn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1012 pages
Book Rating : 4.JJ/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Japanese-English and English-Japanese Dictionary written by James Curtis Hepburn and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 1012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: