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Shinto

Shinto. The Way of the Gods. Shinto in History. Ancient Religion Resurged during 15th century. Shen Do. Shin = Unfathomable Spiritual Power To = tao = way Also: “Way of the Gods” Term coined in 8th century to distinguish Shinto from Buddhism. Shinto.

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Shinto

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  1. Shinto The Way of the Gods

  2. Shinto in History • Ancient Religion • Resurged during 15th century

  3. Shen Do • Shin = Unfathomable Spiritual Power • To = tao = way • Also: “Way of the Gods” • Term coined in 8th century to distinguish Shinto from Buddhism

  4. Shinto • Currently National Religion of Japan • Historically, describes diverse religious practices

  5. Tenets • Focus on adapting to life in this world. • Focus on harmonious living with the natural environment. • “The dead are not less real than the living.” (p. 281)

  6. Kami “That which is particularly wondrous, whether in nature or among people, they accepted as a superior object of worship, called kami.” (Eastman, p. 260)

  7. Kami includes: • Deities of earth and heaven • Human beings, ghosts • Birds, beasts, trees, plants, seas, mountains, etc. • Anything awe-inspiring • Good AND Evil • Anything sacred or mysterious

  8. Kami dragon Kami respond to human prayers and can influence the course of natural fources and human events.

  9. Shinto deities The arrival of Buddhism in Japan ca. 9th century introduced the concept of representational images. Often crafted to resemble male and female aristocrats. Seated Kami, 12th century

  10. Shinto lacks: • Supporting body of philosophical and moral literature.

  11. Japanese Art • Characterized by respect for nature. • Combination of grace, grandeur and reverence for subjects.

  12. Winter Landscape By Sesshu Ca. 1470s

  13. Bust of a Beautiful Lady Dressed in a Kimono Utamaro Kitagawa 1794

  14. The Great Wave off Kanagawa Hokusai Katsushika, ca. 1831

  15. Noh Theatre • Actors trained from childhood • Stories from historical, literary sources (eg. Ca. 1000 C.E.) • Reveals some working out of passions felt by a character who often appears as a ghost • Main character usually masked • Dance, pantomime, opera

  16. Noh Theatre • Tamura: Dance of the Ghost • Noh Theatre • Highly stylized movement • Slow, deliberate, gliding steps • Long entrance to stage from House Left indicates that it is a main hero or sidekick.

  17. Traditional Noh Theater

  18. Taiko in Noh • Used ONLY in plays where the main character is a god, demon, or some other nonhuman being.

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