place
Ise
The shrine complex of Amaterasu in Ise Province. A Japanese imperial cult site, not a solar temple of Ra.
Also known as Ise Jingū
Shinto
Ise belongs to Shinto.
The shrine belongs to kami cult. Rebuilding and pilgrimage are that site’s life, not a solar mystery religion of later Europe.
from Ō no Yasumaro (compiler); Donald L. Philippi (translation) · Kojiki, 712 CE; Philippi trans. 1968
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Ise is associated with Sun.
The shrine of the sun kami is a solar cult site in Japanese terms. Not Heliopolis and not Ra’s boat.
from Ō no Yasumaro (compiler); Donald L. Philippi (translation) · Kojiki, 712 CE; Philippi trans. 1968
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Amaterasu is sacred to Ise.
Ise Jingū is the shrine complex of Amaterasu. A Japanese imperial cult site, not Heliopolis.
from Ō no Yasumaro (compiler); Donald L. Philippi (translation) · Kojiki, 712 CE; Philippi trans. 1968
sacred to · partially sourced · documented
sources
- Kojiki · Ō no Yasumaro (compiler); Donald L. Philippi (translation)
Donald L. Philippi, Kojiki.