Shinto (the Way of the Gods)

by W. G. Aston

[ [10] See an instructive article on 'Shekinah' in Dr. Hastings's 'Dictionary of the Bible'.

[ [11] "And mine eternal jewel given to the common enemy of man."--'Macbeth,' Act III. scene i.

[ [12] The Shekinah was also associated with a divine radiance, or glory.

[ [13] Mi mi (august body) in the names of others involves a more material conception of deity.

[ [14] Corresponding to the mo acha, uncle of peace, and ski acha, rough uncle, of the Ainus.

[ [15] Homer's άντός

[ [16] Sakitake no Ben, 21.

[ [17] See [Index.]

[ [18] For deities of classes consult Dr. Tylor's 'Primitive Culture,' ii. 242.

[ [19] "Laotze finit par n'être plus que le principe vital universel existant avant le ciel et la terre et qui s'est plu à chaque époque a se montrer sous les traits d'un personnage quelconque souvent des plus obscurs."--'Religion de la Chine,' De Harlez.