Matsuri: Globalizing Ritual and Cultural Identity of Japan By: ZHANG Wei SID: 54019865 Matsuri: Globalizing Ritual and Cultural Identity of Japan Introduction Matsuri is the Japanese word for festival. In general, it means any of a wide variety of civil and religious ceremonies in Japan; more particularly, the shrine festivals of Shintō. Matsuri vary according to the shrine, the deity or sacred power (kami) worshipped, and the purpose and occasion of the ceremony are often performed in accordance
Introduction: Much like water, food and shelter, sanitation is also and equally important part of society. Without sanitation, the other mentioned necessities to life such as water and food would not be effective. Furthermore, unsanitary living conditions lead to dangerous diseases which can sometimes lead to catastrophic consequences for civilization. Also in a lot of ways, proper sanitation provides the appropriate dignity and respect to people in a civilized society. However, the state of, and
The introduction of Neo-Confucianism from China and the establishment of a stable state under Tokugawa rule helped to establish a new perspective of Confucian philosophy. Ultimately, Neo-Confucianism itself did not become a dominant philosophy in Japan, but its presence challenged the dominant Buddhist philosophies. In this paper, by mainly focusing on the incident of Akō vendetta, how the new understanding of 忠 and 孝, which are one of the central ideas of Confucian philosophy, came to be shared