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21Chinjusha — Hiyoshi Taisha is Enryaku ji s tutelary shrine In Japanese chinjusha (鎮守社•鎮社?, or tutelary shrine) is …
22Shinto — Shintoist, n., adj. /shin toh/, n. 1. Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship. adj. 2. Also, Shintoistic. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Shinto. [ < Japn shinto, earlier shintau <… …
23Quintus Valerius Soranus — (b. circa 140–130 B.C.?, [Conrad Cichorius, “Zur Lebensgeschichte des Valerius Soranus,” Hermes 41 (1906), p. 67; American Journal of Philology 28 (1907) 468.] d. 82 B.C.) was a Latin poet, grammarian, and tribune of the people in the Late Roman… …
24Korean shamanism — A Baksu holding a gut. Korean shamanism Hangul 무 …
25Safety — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Safety >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 safety safety security surety impregnability Sgm: N 1 invulnerability invulnerability invulnerableness &c.???adj. Sgm: N 1 danger past danger past danger over Sgm …
26Finnish mythology — Finnish mythology, that of the Finnish people, has many features shared with fellow Finnic Estonian mythology and its non Finnic neighbours, the Balts and the Scandinavians. Their myths are also shared with other Finno Ugric speakers like the… …
27Animal worship — (or zoolatry) refers to religious rituals involving animals, especially in pre modern societies, such as the glorification of animal deities, or animal sacrifice. The origins of animal worship have been the subject of many theories. The classical …
28Tutelar — Tu te*lar, Tutelary Tu te*la*ry, a. [L. tutelaris: cf. F. tut[ e]laire. See {Tutelage}.] Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing; guardian; protecting; as, tutelary goddesses. [1913 Webster] This, of all advantages, is …
29Genius (mythology) — Winged genius facing a woman with a tambourine and mirror, from southern Italy, about 320 BC. In ancient Roman religion, the genius was the individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place or… …
30Guardian angel — A guardian angel is an angel who protects and guides a particular person. The concept of tutelary angels and their hierarchy was extensively developed in Christianity in the 5th century by Pseudo Dionysius the Areopagite. The theology of angels,… …
