Gion 祇園

See Basic Terms of Shinto: Gion.

Links

• Gion / Festival and Sacred Transgression (by SONODA Minoru)

Gion matsuri 祇園祭

See Basic Terms of Shinto: Gion Matsuri.

Links

• Gion Matsuri / Festival and Sacred Transgression (by SONODA Minoru)
• Gion bayashi / Religious Space in the Village As Seen through Festival and Legend (by MOGI Sakae)

gomiso ゴミソ

gomiso (folk shaman).

One of several names for folk spiritualists or shamans found in northeastern Japan. See also itako and kamisama.

Links

• gomiso / Healing in the New Religions: Charisma and `Holy Water' (by WATANABE Masako and IGETA Midori)
• gomiso / Local Newspaper Coverage of Folk Shamans in Aomori Prefecture (by IKEGAMI Yoshimasa)

goshintai 御神体

See Basic Terms of Shinto: Go-shintai, Shintai.

Links

• shintai / Divine Symbols in Japanese Festivals (by NAKAMAKI Hirochika)
• goshintai / Emperor and World Renewal in the New Religions: The Case of Shinsei Ryûjinkai (by TSUSHIMA Michihito)
• goshintai / Healing in the New Religions: Charisma and `Holy Water' (by WATANABE Masako and IGETA Midori)

gyô 行

religious practice.

A generic term referring to various religious, mental, and physical "practices" undertaken for the purpose of achieving various spiritual or other goals.

Links

• religious practice / The Place of Ancestors in the New Religions: The Case of Reiyûkai-Derived Groups (by KÔMOTO Mitsugi)
• Practice / The Place of Ancestors in the New Religions: The Case of Reiyûkai-Derived Groups (by KÔMOTO Mitsugi)