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  • Part 12: Opposition to the Dissolution of the Council of Gods

    Part 12: Opposition to the Dissolution of the Council of Gods

    This is part 12 of my series on Shinto as a civil religion, you can find the rest of the series here. In 1873, after the Council of Gods was turned into a government ministry, a group of Shinto priests sent a letter to the Japanese government. They called for the Council of Gods to… Continue reading

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  • Predator

    Predator

    Trigger Warnings: Violence against animals. Read this story on Archive of our Own! Read more works by C. C. Ward here! You have been hungry for most of the winter. There hasn’t been much to eat for a while. But now, you feel the weather warming up. All sorts of critters will start to emerge… Continue reading

  • Haunted

    Haunted

    Trigger Warnings: None. Read this story on Archive of our Own! Read more works by C. C. Ward here! The sky is dark outside. Filled with ominous clouds. Maybe it will rain soon. She raises her head. It’s a chance she is willing to take. She just needs to get out of here. Needs some… Continue reading

  • Trapped

    Trapped

    Trigger Warnings: Death, Kidnapping, Inability to move Read this story on Archive of our Own! Read more works by C. C. Ward here! Rachel was stressed. At least she was pretty sure that was what she was feeling. Or experiencing? Is stress truly a feeling if it can affect you physically? She tugged at the… Continue reading

  • Julia

    Julia

    Trigger Warnings: None Read this story on Archive of our Own! Read more works by C. C. Ward here! This is the first installation of People After Dark, more of which you can find here! Winter was becoming darker than it had been. Like there was somehow less light left in the world. Julia knew… Continue reading

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  • The Ducts

    The Ducts

    Trigger Warnings: Unnatural Meat Read this story on Archive of our Own! Read more works by C. C. Ward here! Scratch, scratch, scratch. Karl paused again. Looking up at the big round air ducts running through the entire factory. He swore something was crawling around inside of them. It had stopped. Again. Karl returned to… Continue reading

  • Part 11: National Rituals

    Part 11: National Rituals

    This is part 11 of my series on Shinto as a civil religion, you can find the rest of the series here. The new Meiji government was a two-chamber system. It had a worldly chamber called the Dojakan (State Council) and the Jingikan (Council of the Gods), which was a religious chamber. The Jingikan was… Continue reading

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  • Part 10: The Great Promulgation Campaign

    Part 10: The Great Promulgation Campaign

    This is part 10 of my series on Shinto as a civil religion, you can find the rest of the series here. The Great Promulgation Campaign was an attempt by the Japanese government to start a state religion. The campaign lasted from 1870 to 1875 when it was handed over to the Ise Shrine. Before… Continue reading

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  • Part 9: The Ise-Reforms and Shinto’s new institutions

    Part 9: The Ise-Reforms and Shinto’s new institutions

    This is part 9 of my series on Shinto as a civil religion, you can find the other parts here. At the same time as Shinto’s separation from Buddhism, other changes were made to Shinto’s ritual practices. The reformation started in 1868, but really took off after Urata Chōmin became appointed to Jingikan (Chamber of… Continue reading

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  • Part 8: Shinron – a short resumé

    Part 8: Shinron – a short resumé

    This is part 8 of my series on Shinto as a civil religion, you can find the other parts here. Shinron: “Introduction” In the introduction of Shinron, we get a great view of how Aizawa sees the world. With the emperor as a direct descendant of Amaterasu, Japan is the head and shoulders of the… Continue reading

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My first experience with history, must have been my own story. I was tasked with mapping my family tree in school, and I remember so clearly the excitement and interest I had. Having my mom tell me the stories of the people who had come before me, and how they had lived so very differently then I had. I couldn’t get enough.

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