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ese book of laws and customs. The major part of the writing was completed in 927. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)
"''Engi-shiki''"
in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 178.

History

Emperor Daigo ordered the compilation of the ''Engishiki'' in 905. Although previous attempts at codification are known to have taken place, neither the ''Konin'' nor the ''Jogan Gishiki'' survive, making the Engishiki important for early Japanese historical and religious studies. Fujiwara no Tokihira began the task, but work stalled when he died four years later in 909. His brother Fujiwara no Tadahira continued the work in 912 eventually completing it in 927. While the ''Engishiki'' was presented to the throne in 927, it was not used as a basis for enacting policy until 967. Possible reasons for this delay in application include a need for it to be revised, the fact that it was simply a record of already existing systems, and also that some of those systems functioned in name only.

The text is 50 volumes in lengths and is organized by department: *volumes 1–10: Department of Worship: In addition to regulating ceremonials including Daijōsai (the first Niiname-sai following the accession of a new emperor) and worship at

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and Saikū, this section of the ''Engishiki'' recorded liturgical texts and 2,861 officially recognized

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s as well as 3,131 officially-recognized ''

kami are the Deity, deities, Divinity, divinities, Spirit (supernatural entity), spirits, mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the traditional Shinto religion of Japan. ''Kami'' can be elements of the landscape, forc ...

''. *volumes 11–40:

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and Eight Ministries *volumes 41–49: Other departments *volume 50: Miscellaneous laws

''Engishiki Jinmyōchō''

The ''Engishiki Jinmyōchō'' is the part of the ''Engishiki'' where the main

shrines A shrine ( "case or chest for books or papers"; Old French: ''escrin'' "box or case") is a sacred space dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor worship, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, Daemon (mythology), daemon, or similar figure of respect, wh ...

and ''

'' of Japan are listed. Shrines listed in the ''Engishiki'' are referred to collectively as while shrines that existed at the time but were not included are called . There are 2,861 shrines and 3,132 ''kami'' listed in the ''Engishiki,'' divided into four categories based on whether they were imperially or nationally run, and major or minor: * - 198 shrines and 304 ''kami'' * - 375 in total and 433 ''kami'' * - 155 in total and 188 ''kami'' * - 2,133 in total and 2,207 ''kami'' In addition to listing officially recognized shrines and ''kami'', the ''Jinmyōchō'' notes 285 ''kami'' of those officially recognized as having the title of due to their particularly noteworthy power.

Shrine lists

These are non-exhaustive lists of shrines of the given categories defined by the Engishiki

List of Myojin Taisha

* Aso Shrine * Atsuta Shrine * Awa Shrine * Awaga Shrine * Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine * Dewa Shrine * Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha * Fushimi Inari-taisha * Futarasan shrine * Gassan Shrine * Hakozaki Shrine * Hikawa Shrine (Saitama) * Hinokuma Shrine * Hirano Shrine * Hiraoka Shrine * Hirose Taisha * Hirota Shrine * Hiyoshi Taisha * Hotaka Shrine * Ichinomiya Asama Shrine (Fuefuki) * Ichinomiya Sengen Shrine * Ichinomiya Shrine (Tokushima) * * Ikukunitama Shrine * Ikushimatarushima Shrine * Ikuta Shrine * Imizu Shrine * Inbe Shrine * Isasumi Shrine * Isono Shrine * Isonokami Shrine * Itakiso shrine * Itsukushima Shrine * Iwa Shrine * Izanagi Shrine * Izumo-daijingū * Izumo-taisha * Izushi Shrine * * Kaijin Shrine * Kamado Shrine * Kamigamo Shrine * Kanasana Shrine * Kashima Shrine * Kasuga-taisha * Katori Shrine * Kehi Shrine * Keta Jinja * Keta Taisha * Kibitsu Shrine (Bitchū) * Kibitsuhiko Shrine * Kifune Shrine * Kinpu Shrine (Yoshino) * Kono Shrine * Kōra taisha * Kumano Hongū Taisha * Kumano Taisha * Masumida Shrine * Matsunoo Taisha * Mikami Shrine * Mishima Taisha * Munakata Taisha * Nagata Shrine * Nakayama Shrine * Nangū Taisha * Niukawakami Shrine * Niutsuhime Shrine * Nukisaki Shrine * Ōasahiko Shrine * Oarai Shrine * Oarai Isosaki Shrine * Ōmiwa Shrine * Ōmiwa Shrine, Ichinomiya * * Ōtori taisha * Ōyamato Shrine * Ōyamazumi Shrine * Sakatsura Isosaki Shrine * Samukawa Shrine * Shikaumi Shrine * Shimogamo Shrine * Sumiyoshi Shrine (Fukuoka) * Sumiyoshi Shrine (Shimonoseki) * Sumiyoshi-taisha * Suwa-taisha * Sumiyoshi Shrine (Iki City) * * Tagata Shrine * * Tashima Shrine * Tado Taisha * Takebe taisha * Tamasaki Shrine * Tamura Shrine * Tatsuta Taisha * Three Mountains of Dewa * Tsukiyomi Shrine (Kyoto) * Tsukubasan Shrine * Tsutsukowake Shrine * Ube Shrine * Umenomiya Taisha * Usa Jingū * Utsunomiya Futarayama Shrine * Wakasahiko Shrine * Watatsumi Shrine * Yahiko Shrine *

List of Shikinai Taisha

Aekuni Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Iga, Mie, Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is the ''Ichinomiya'' of the former Iga Province and claims to have been founded in the seventh century. It is classified as a Beppo Shrine by the Association of ...

* Ikasuri Shrine * Ikoma Shrine * * Izawa-jinja * Izawa-no-miya * Kagoshima Shrine * Kumano Hayatama Taisha * Sasamuta Shrine * * Susaki Shrine * Tosa Shrine * Uda Mikumari Shrine * Yoshino Mikumari Shrine

List of Shikinai Shosha

* Atago Shrine * Chichibu Shrine * * Dewa Shrine * * Hirasaki Shrine * Iminomiya Shrine * Itatehyōzu Shrine * Izusan Shrine * Kamayama Shrine * Komagata Shrine * Miho Shrine *

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* Mononobe Shrine * Nunakuma Shrine * Ōgamiyama Shrine * Oguni shrine * * Owari Ōkunitama Shrine * * Oyama Shrine * Sada Shrine * Shirayama Hime Shrine * Shitori Shrine * Shizuoka Sengen Shrine * * Susa Shrine * Taga-taisha * Takase Shrine * Tamanooya Shrine * Toga Shrine * Tsukubasan Shrine * * Tsuno Shrine * Watatsu Shrine * Yaegaki Shrine

References

External links

Japanese text and English translation
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