SHINTO

beliefs:

immortal soul: ie 10-11; sh 189-190

sin: w92 11/1 3, 6

decline: re 240

discussion: sh 187-204; g89 5/8 21-22

experiences:

believer in emperor’s divinity: g89 12/22 10-11

Shinto priest: w11 7/1 12-14; yb98 102-103

festivals: sh 190, 193-195

forms: g89 5/8 21

Restoration Shinto: sh 198-199

Sect Shinto: sh 201

State Shinto: sh 199-202

gods: sh 189-192; g89 5/8 21; g88 12/22 21

Ama no Uzume: sh 191

Amaterasu Omikami: sh 191-192, 199-200; g89 10/22 29; g89 12/22 3

Amenominakanushi-no-kami: sh 199

emperors of Japan: sh 198-200; g89 12/22 3-7, 9

Izanagi: sh 191

kamikaze: sh 197-198

Kami-musubi: sh 199

Susanoo: sh 191

Takami-musubi: sh 199

Tenri O no Mikoto: w98 12/1 27

influence of Buddhism: sh 196-198

meaning of term: ie 11; sh 196

membership: sh 188

origin: ie 10-11; sh 188-192

prayer plaque (photo): sh 203

priest blesses jumbo jet: g89 8/8 29

rituals: sh 187, 192, 194-196

role in World War II: re 240; sh 201-203; w89 5/15 4-5

transformed from primitive cult into endorsement of modern, totalitarian state (quote): w89 5/15 5

sacred books: sh 192, 199-201; g89 3/22 10, 12

shintai (objects of worship): sh 190-191

shrines: wp16.2 8; g89 5/8 23

for divorce: g95 9/8 28

“lucky bags” for lottery tickets: g95 2/22 29

Tenrikyo sect: w98 12/1 27

witnessing to Shintoists: km 12/90 1

worship by facsimile: g87 5/22 29-30