The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1300 page)
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Kiswa
(Arab., ‘clothing’ or ‘covering’). Curtain of cloth for the
Ka‘ba
, the central shrine of Islam, in
Mecca
. The kiswa is prepared each year in Egypt.
Ka‘ba
, the central shrine of Islam, in
Mecca
. The kiswa is prepared each year in Egypt.
Kitabake Chikafusa
(1293–1354).
Leading advocate of Shinto revival. He lived during the confused period of conflict in Japan when there were two rival courts in the north and south (1336–92). He wrote to express his vision of a legitimate imperial line ruling over all Japan, and to reinforce the view of Ise Shinto (see
HONJISUIJAKU
) that Shinto is superior to the invading religions from China and India.
Jinn
Sh
t
-ki
(Records of the Succession of the Divine Rulers) begins: ‘Japan is the land of the
kami
. Our heavenly ancestor, Kunitokotachi, laid its first foundations, and
Amaterasu
, the sun goddess, left the land to her descendants to rule over it for ever. This is true only of our country. Nothing like it can be found in foreign lands.’
Leading advocate of Shinto revival. He lived during the confused period of conflict in Japan when there were two rival courts in the north and south (1336–92). He wrote to express his vision of a legitimate imperial line ruling over all Japan, and to reinforce the view of Ise Shinto (see
HONJISUIJAKU
) that Shinto is superior to the invading religions from China and India.
Jinn
Sht-ki(Records of the Succession of the Divine Rulers) begins: ‘Japan is the land of the
kami
. Our heavenly ancestor, Kunitokotachi, laid its first foundations, and
Amaterasu
, the sun goddess, left the land to her descendants to rule over it for ever. This is true only of our country. Nothing like it can be found in foreign lands.’
Kitamura Sayo
(founder of movement)
:
(founder of movement)
:
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