- Mabuchi, 373
- Mayeza. See Medium.
- Magic, 327, 99,
144, 187, 196,
255, 300, 357
- Maine, Sir H., 24
- Majinahi. See Magic.
- Make-believe, 12, 223
- Male who invites, 171
- Mamori. See Charms.
- Maneki-neko, 48
- Man-deities, 36, CHAPTER VIII.
- Manyōshiu, a collection of ancient poetry, 9, 17
- Mari no Kami, 199
- Marriage, 66, 90-1, 137,
140, 248-9.
See Nuptial hut, Wedlock.
- Masaya a katsu, 97
- Massha, 227
- Material souls, 50-52
- Materialized feelings, 332-3
- Materials for study of Shinto, 1-4
- Medicine, 144, 327
- Medicine men, 203
- Medium, 354-6. See Ichiko, Miko.
- Menstruation, 251, 340
- Meredith, Mr. Geo., 80
- Metal, God of, 92
- Metamorphosis, 49, 64
- Metaphor, 16-18, 38, 76
- Michiahe, 306, 187-8
- Michi no Omi, 119
- Midzuchi, 150
- Mikado deified, 9, 38
" divine right of, 82, 293
" prayer to, 235, 324
" as high priest, 201, 292
- Mikado matsuri, 308
- Mikage, 51
- Miko, 206, 101, 357
- Mikoshi, 222, 225
- Mikoto, 20, 85
- Mimi, 30
- Minagata, 43, 177
- Mioya, 19
- Miraculous births, 97
- Mirror, 218, 31,
72, 134, 291
- Mirror-makers, 184
- Misasagi, 42-3
- Misogi, 260, 271, 298
- Mitama (spirit), 26-31, 8-9, 49,
188, 197, 293-4
- Mitama furishiki, 292
" shidzumura no matsuri, 292
" shiro, 32. See Shintai.
- Mitegura (offerings), 158, 211
- Mitoshi no Kami, 196, 253
- Miwa, 145. See Ohonamochi.
- Miya, 200, 223. See Shrine.
- Miyakko, 205-06
- Modern Shinto, 376
- Mono-imi, 206, 318, 340
- Monotheism, 66, 68-70,
125, 170-1, 349
- Moon-God, 65, 95,
102, 138.
See Tsukiyomi, Tsuki-machi.
- Moral code, 241, 129,
367, 374
- Mortuary house, 109
- Mosaic law, 122, 215,
248, 251-2, 302
- Motion and sensation, 11
- Motoöri, 373, 4,
21, 24-5
- Mountain-Gods, 147, 92,
284, 289
- Mourning. See Funeral.
- Muir, Dr. J., 94
- Müller, Max, 16, 25
- Multiplication of Gods, 67
- Mushroom, 189, 312
- Music, 56, 93,
238, 270, 273,
292, 321
- Musubi, 172, 20-21, 35,
69, 102, 275
- Mystery, 31-32
- Myth, 75, 17,
2, 16
" and legend, 116
" and ritual, 83
- Mythical narrative, 84
N
- Nademono, 220
- Naishidokoro, 291, 43, 135
- Nakatomi, 201, 1, 21,
46, 112, 183
- Nakatsutsu no wo, 20-22. See Sea-Gods.
- Nakatsu-wata-dzumi, 148. See Sea-Gods.
- Nakaza, 354
- Nakisahame, 92, 199
- Nanakusa, 277, 344
- Naru Kami, 9. See Thunder.
- Nature deities, 121
-
Nature-Gods and Man-Gods, 15
- Need-fire, 259
- Needles worshipped, 73
- Negi (priest), 205
- Ne no kuni (root-country). See Yomi.
- Nether Land, 104. See Yomi.
- New Year in modern Japan, 312
- Nichirin (the sun), 127
- Nigi-hayahi, 120, 128
- Nigi-tama, 31, 33,
140, 145, 275
- Nihabi, 99, 101, 277
- Nihiname (festival of first-fruits), 277, 109,
119, 124, 161,
268-9
- Nihongi, 2, 84, 169
- Ninigi, 108, 111-2,
116, 185
- No dance, 238
- Nomi no Sukune, 48, 57, 183
- Norito, chap. xii. passim, 3, 42, 98-99,
126, 232, 235,
270, 274, 322
- North the honourable quarter, 56
- North star, 142
- Number neglected in Japanese grammar, 16, 21,
121, 168-9
- Number of Gods, 66, 98
- Numerals, magical use of, 99, 336
- Nuptial hut, 90, 104,
137, 248
- Nusa, 216, 218, 318.
See Offerings, Kirinusa, Ohonusa.
- Nusa-bukuro, 197
- Nushi, 20
O
- Oaths, 236
- Obeisance, 209, 284, 320
- 'Occult Japan,' 354
- Offences, 297
- Offerings, 210, 98,
193, 280
" deified, 119, 161, 212
" to dead, 60, 211
" consumed by worshippers, 321.
See Communion.
- Offerings, symbolical, 211, 276
- Oharahi, 305
- Oho-hafuri, 205, 177
- Oho-harahi, 294, 4,
242, 245-6, 270
- Oho-harahi offerings, 301
- Oho-kuni-dama. See Ohonamochi.
- Oho-kuni-nushi. See Ohonamochi.
- Oho-miya no me, 184, 287, 290
- Oho-mono-nushi, 111
- Oho-naobi, 290
- Ohonamochi, 144, 105,
110, 27-30, 46,
69, 200, 274
- Oho-nihe, 268, 364
- Oho-nusa, 213
- Oho-sora, 96
- Oho-toko-nushi, 144, 196, 253.
See Ohonamochi.
- Oho-tono hogahi, 287
- Oho-toshi, 105
- Ōjin deified, 178. See Hachiman.
- Omens, 119, 126,
325, 345
- Omnipresence of Deity, 27
- Omohi-kane, 199, 98
- Oni (demon), 198
- Oni-yarahi, 189. See Tsuina.
- Onogorojima, 89
- Onyōshi, 365
- Oracles, 367, 178,
350, 361.
See Inspiration.
- Ordeal, 347
- O tento sama (sun), 127, 175
P
- P'anku, myth of, 129
- Pantheon, 121
- Pairs of deities, 86
- Parturition house, 113, 112,
114, 251, 345
- Patron deity, 326
- Peach, 189, 9,
93, 308
- Penitence, 260
- Perseus and Andromeda, 103-105, 50, 151
- Personality of deities, 22
- Personification, 5
- Personal pronouns rare in Japanese, 23
- Pestilence deities, 187
- Pestle, a male symbol, 189
- Pfleiderer, Dr., Preface, 11, 76, 84
- Phallicism, 186, 72, 363.
See Bean, Chiburi no kami, Chimata do kami, Dōsōjin, Goriōye,
Ishigami, Kunado, Kteis, Kedzurikake, Mushroom, Peach, Pestle,
Rice, Sahe no kami, Sarutahiko, Shingi, Tamaboko, Tamuke no kami,
Tsuji-ura, Yachimata hiko, Yakushin, Wo-bashira.
Pheasant as messenger of Gods, 108
- Pictures of Gods, 71
- Piebald colt of Heaven, 97-98
- Pilgrimage, 239
- Pillar of Heaven, 95, 154
" of House, 89-90
-
Pious fraud, 360
- Plain of High Heaven, 98, 107, 134
- Poverty, Gods of. See Hitomaro, Sotoöri hime.
- Polar star, 85
- Polytheism, 66
- Positive and negative. See Yin and Yang.
- Possession, 340, 357
- Potsticks, striking women with, to produce pregnancy, 190
- Posthumous honours, 53
- Poverty, God of, 199
- Pradakchina. See Circumambulation.
- Praise, 234, 306
- Prayer, 232, 162. See Norito.
- Prehistoric Shinto, 1
- Priesthood, 200
- Priestess, 205
- Primitive man, 77, 12, 18,
26, 80, 345
- Primitive religion, 13, 26, 121,
160, 166, 211
- Primitive religion, Shinto not a, Preface
- Privy, God of, 167, 289, 314
- Processions, 240, 317
- Procreative power deified. See Phallicism.
- Prophet, 348, 350
- Propitiation of evil deities, 305, 315
- Prophylactic magic, 187
- Providential character of nature Gods, 65, 125,
156, 162
- Properties, Gods of, 15
- Profanity, 237
- Pseudo-ancestor worship, 46
- Pure Shinto, 4, 372
- Purification, 189
- Purity, 247, 343
" of heart, 264, 368, 369,
371
" of language, 271, 255
Q