Unreferenced date August 2009 Shinto nihongo Arahitogami is a Japanese language Japanese word meaning a kami deity who is a human being . It first appears in Kojiki c. 680 , but is assumed to have been used before this book. The best known usage of this word would be in the United States before the end of the Second World War in 1945 Christian missionaries such as D.C. Holtom used the word to claim that the Emperor was viewed as a god in Japan. It was not used in any Japanese government publication. In 1946, at the request of the GHQ, Emperor Hirohito proclaimed in the Ningen sengen that he had never been an nihongo akitsumikami , divinity in human form, and claimed his relation to the people did not rely on such a mythological idea but on a historically developed family like reliance. Some Western academics, such as John W. Dower and Herbert Bix , consider however that the Ningen sengen can be interpreted in a way which, while renouncing his claim to be an nihongo akitsumikami , Hirohito did not actually deny his divine descent from Amaterasu Omikami. Citation needed date July 2009 However, this claim is made exclusively by Westerners, not Japanese. Some Japanese Who date July 2009 equate the divine being of the Emperor to Buddhist beliefs about the Dalai Lama and historical figures. Citation needed date July 2009 Dubious date July 2009 See also Ningen sengen Divine Right of Kings Imperial cult Incarnation Christianity Avatar Category Shinto Category Japanese monarchy Category Empire of Japan Shinto stub de Arahitogami es Arahitogami ja pt Arahitogami ... more details
of the common word arahitogami living god . While usually Gloss transliteration gloss ed as divinity ... that this means manifest kami or more loosely incarnation of a god , and the Emperor could still be an arahitogami ... MacArthur World War II Occupation of Japan Arahitogami Notes reflist References Dower, John W. 1999 ... more details
orphan date March 2010 This is a list of those deemed demigod s. As the term is Greek, it will mostly focus on demigods of that nature, but similar concepts exist in other mythologies, and will be mentioned as well. Traditional demigods Achilles Aeacus Aeneas Amphion Arcas Clymene Cycnus Dardanus The Dioscuri , Castor and Polydeuces Epaphus Gilgamesh Helen of Troy Helen Heracles also known by the Roman spelling, Hercules Iasion M ui Hawaiian Minos Memnon Orion mythology Orion Orpheus Peirithous Perseus Rhadamanthus Sarpedon Theseus Tityas Zetes Zethus Vivasvan Non Greek figures who claimed a demigod type status Egyptian pharaoh s claimed to be sons of Horus , which would give them demigod status, as recognised by the Greek Several mythical Chinese Emperor s were born humans, but deified upon death Roman Seleucid governor of Cyprus Seleucus XII 26 April 162 27 August 233 CE was proven to be a son of Diana mythology Diana Roman Emperor Commodus claimed to be reincarnation of Hercules Hong Xiuquan claimed to be Son of God and brother of Jesus, but to not be God itself Jesus as interpreted by some historical and non mainstream Christian sects, such as Arianism Emperor of Japan Japanese Emperors claimed to be Arahitogami until Humanity Declaration Emperor Hirohito was forced to renounce this in 1946 Adapa was a mortal from a godly lineage, a son of Ea Babylonian god Ea Enki in Sumerian , the god of wisdom and of the ancient city of Eridu , who brought the arts of civilization to that city from Dilmun , according to some versions In fiction Various adaptations of Hercules and Perseus Xena of Xena Warrior Princess was occasionally hinted to be the daughter of either Zeus , Ares Hercules and Xena Ares or Hades In comics, many gods have had children whose full parentage is not revealed, such as Thena MC2 Thena , daughter of Thor Marvel Comics Thor Kratos God of War Kratos , from the God of War game God of War video game series, is revealed during the second game s storyline ... more details
Image Empire of Japan 50 sen banknote with Yasukuni Shrine.jpg 300px thumb Empire of Japan banknote with Yasukuni Shrine nihongo State Shint Kokka Shint has been called the state religion of the Empire of Japan , although it did not exist as a single institution and no Shint was ever declared a state religion. ref Wilbur M. Fridell, A Fresh Look at State Shint , Journal of the American Academy of Religion 44.3 1976 , 547 561. ref The idea of State Shinto was never conceived of during the imperial era, but was first proposed in 1970 by the postwar religious scholar Shigeyoshi Murakami to classify those ideals, rituals and institutions that were created by the government to promote the Arahitogami divinity of the emperor and the uniqueness of Japan kokutai . ref 1970 ref Murakami s book was one of the most popular books about religion in postwar Japan. While the concept has since been considered by scholars to be overreaching the actual scope of government interference in religion, it is certain that the government interfered. ref Norman Havens. Shinto . In Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions . Honolulu U. of Hawaii Press, 2005. ref History In the late Edo period , numerous scholars of kokugaku believed that Shint could become a unifying agent to center the country around the Imperial Family of Japan Emperor while a process of modernization was undertaken. After the Meiji Restoration , the new imperial government needed to rapidly modernize the politics and economy of Japan , and the Meiji oligarchy felt that those goals could only be accomplished through a strong sense of national unity and cultural identity. In 1868, the new Meiji government established a government bureau, the nihongo Shint Worship Bureau Jingi Jimukyoku to oversee religious affairs and to administer the government ordered Shinbutsu bunri separation of Buddhism from Shint . Establishment see also Modern system of ranked Shinto Shrines In 1871, all Shint shrines thr ... more details
File Japanemperorbirthday.jpg right thumb 250px A flag waving crowd greet Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace on his birthday. Photo taken on Dec. 23, 2004. There have been several controversies regarding the role and the status of the Emperor of Japan . This is due in part to the variety of roles the Emperor has historically filled, as well as the competition for power with other parts of Japanese society at several points in history. Meiji Constitution In the Meiji Constitution of 1889, the emperor was Monarch sovereign and was the focus of the state s legitimacy. The preamble stated, The rights of sovereignty of the State, We have inherited from Our Ancestors, and We shall bequeath them to Our descendants. In the Constitution of Japan postwar constitution , the emperor s role in the political system was drastically redefined. A prior and important step in this process was Emperor Hirohito s Ningen sengen 1946 New Year s speech , made at the prompting of General Douglas MacArthur , renouncing his status as a divine ruler, without however repudiating that he was a descendant of Amaterasu as arahitogami ref Peter Wetzler, Hirohito and War , University of Hawai i press, 1998, p.3 ref . Hirohito declared that relations between the ruler and his people cannot be based on the false conception that the emperor is divinity in human form akitsumikami or that the Japanese people are superior to other races. In the first article of the new constitution, the newly humanized ruler is described as the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people, deriving his position from the will of the people with whom resides sovereign power. The authority of the emperor as sovereign in the 1889 constitution was broad and undefined. His functions under the postwar system are narrow, specific, and largely ceremonial, confined to such activities as convening the Japanese diet Diet , bestowing decorations on deserving citizens, and receiving foreign ambassadors Article 7 . He does not ... more details
in universe date May 2010 primary sources date May 2010 This is a list of the characters that belong to the Touhou Project , a series of games by ZUN from Team Shanghai Alice . Most Touhou characters reside in a fictional realm called Gensokyo, where human s and y kai coexist. Though the y kai do often prey on the humans while the humans try to exorcise them, no racial animosity actually exists between the two. Many characters also have unique abilities. Since the NEC PC 9801 PC 98 games from Highly Responsive to Prayers to Mystic Square are relatively obscure, the characters in and after Embodiment of Scarlet Devil are more widely recognized and popular. Major characters File Reimu UFO.jpg thumb 205px right Reimu in Undefined Fantastic Object . span id Reimu Hakurei span Nihongo Reimu Hakurei Hakurei Reimu Species Human Ability Mainly able to fly in the sky. Can also call on heavenly powers in her spellcards. Residence Hakurei Shrine Theme Songs Mystic Oriental Love Consultation PoDD, IaMP, SWR, Touhou 12.3 Maiden s Capriccio LLS, IaMP Dichromatic Butterfly Ancients Seihou Shuushou Gyoku, Touhou 12.3 Maiden s Capriccio Dream Battle IN Small Color of Spring Colorful Path PoFV Also known as Shrine Maiden of Paradise Reimu is the main character of Touhou games 1 13. She is the shrine maiden of the Hakurei Shrine, a remote building far in the east where the boundaries of Gensokyo and the human world overlap. Reimu is very easygoing some would say lazy and hates training. As such, even though she is naturally talented, her offensive and magical abilities are only average. However, she has a strong sense of duty, and if it s for the sake of Gensokyo she can overcome almost any obstacle through sheer perseverance. Her main abilities are flying in the sky, good intuition, and getting along with everyone even those who were once her enemies. In the games, she is characterized by her homing amulet s and yin yang orbs. In addition to being in all of the Touhou games sav ... more details
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