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- Kannushi (神主, "divine master (of ceremonies)", originally pronounced kamunushi), also called shinshoku (神職, meaning "employee/worker of kami"), is the...
- long-abandoned practice saw miko engage in ****ual intercourse with a kannushi, who would represent the kami. Any resulting child would be considered...
- presented to the kami (spirits or gods) by parishioners, shrine maidens or kannushi priests. The ****anese word tamagushi is usually written with the kanji...
- traditions. Although often confused with miko, there are also women among the kannushi (Shinto priests), who wears different clothing than that of the miko. The...
- all the defrocked bettō and shasō were told to become "shrine priests" (kannushi) and return to their shrines. Monks of the Nichiren sect were told not...
- is not uncommon for the clergy to be female priestesses. The priests (kannushi) may be ****isted by miko, young unmarried women acting as shrine maidens...
- shakaku-ranked Shinto shrines in ****an. Commonly, shinkan were officially appointed kannushi. According to the 1884 Daijō-kan decree, shinkan is an official who has...
- characterized by the presence of a torii A kannushi (right) wearing a jōe A kaguraden A kamidana A kannushi during a wedding Katsuogi (poles perpendicular...
- Battle of Aizu. Katamori's life was spared, and he later became the head kannushi of the Nikkō Tōshō-gū shrine. He, along with his three brothers Matsudaira...
- Shinto shrines Shinto architecture Twenty-Two Shrines Practices Festivals Kannushi Miko Music Ritual dance Ritual incantations Ritual purification See also...