Ishida Baigan — ▪ Japanese scholar born Oct. 12, 1685, Tamba Province, Japan died Oct. 29, 1744, Kyōto Japanese scholar who originated the moral education movement called Shingaku (“Heart Learning”), which sought to popularize ethics among the common… … Universalium
Shingaku — 1) The shingaku (heart learning) movement founded by Ishida, Baigan, for which see next entry. (2) The study of kami; Shinto theology. A tradition of Shinto theology can be traced back to asssumptions about the nature of the gods incorporated… … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium
Shingaku — (心学, lit. heart learning ) is a Japanese religious movement, founded by Ishida Baigan and further developed by Teshima Toan, which was especially influential during the Tokugawa period. Shingaku has been characterized as coming from a Neo… … Wikipedia
Shingaku — ▪ religious movement Japanese“Heart Learning,” or “Mind Learning” religious and ethical movement in Japan founded by Ishida Baigan (AD 1685–1744). It pays particular devotion to the Shintō sun goddess Amaterasu and to the uji gami, or… … Universalium
Chōnin — Los chōnin (町人, chōnin ? «habitantes de la ciudad»)[1] fueron una clase de ciudadanos que emergió en Japón durante los primeros años del periodo Edo (1 … Wikipedia Español
Liste literarischer Fachbegriffe zur japanischen Literatur — Die Liste literarischer Fachtermini zur japanischen Literatur beinhaltet insbesondere Begriffe, die nicht als eigenständiges Lemma aufgeführt sind. Sie dient als Konkordanzliste zu Fachbegriffen der deutschen Literaturwissenschaft. Alphabetische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Confucianism and Shinto — Confucianism, though it has no institutional presence as a religion in Japan, has played a major role in the evolution of Japanese religion and in particular the character of modem Shinto. While Confucian philosophy, especially of the shushi… … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
Tsuzoku shinto — Popular Shinto. Another name for folk Shinto or minkan Shinto applied particularly to popular religious movements incorporating Shinto elements which arose before the Meiji restoration and accompanied intellectual developments such as kokugaku … A Popular Dictionary of Shinto
