{"content":{"sharePage":{"page":0,"digests":[{"id":"31107269","dateCreated":"1291343333","smartDate":"Dec 2, 2010","userCreated":{"username":"dsowell88","url":"https:\/\/www.wikispaces.com\/user\/view\/dsowell88","imageUrl":"https:\/\/ssl.wikicdn.com\/i\/user_none_lg.jpg"},"monitored":false,"locked":false,"links":{"self":"https:\/\/xulacomparativereligions.wikispaces.com\/share\/view\/31107269"},"dateDigested":1531982839,"startDate":null,"sharedType":"discussion","title":"Shinto Definitions by Dominique Sowell","description":"1.Guji - highest rank of Shinto priest.
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\n2.Harae, harai - Shinto purificatin rituals.
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\n3.Jinja - a Shinto shrine. Other words signifying the temporary residence of kami are: jing\u00fb, miya, oyashiro, hokora.
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\n4.Kagura - a performance of music and dance within the shrine which is thought to pacify and entertain the kami.
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\n5.Kami - spirits which may be found in water, rocks, trees and other natural manifestations which have a particular aura about them. These places and things are usually set off with a nawa or rope of straw festooned with paper.
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\n6.Kamidana - a Shinto altar in a private home.
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\n7.Kannushi - a common word to signify a Shinto priest.
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\n8.Kansha - gratitude to the kami for benefits received.
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\n9.Kashiwade - The custom of raising one\u2019s hands to the level of one\u2019s chest and then clapping two or three times in succession. Signifies an individual\u2019s respect for the kami.
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\n10.Kegare - a pollution, defilement or the waning of the vital life energy. Purification rituals are designed to address and eliminate the destructive effects of kegare. Also called tsumi or imi.
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\n*All definitions came from this website: Shinto Vocabulary http:\/\/school.phippy.com\/shinto\/vocab.html<\/a>","replyPages":[{"page":0,"digests":[],"more":0}]}],"more":false},"comments":[]},"http":{"code":200,"status":"OK"},"redirectUrl":null,"javascript":null,"notices":{"warning":[],"error":[],"info":[],"success":[]}}