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Hachiman

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Noun1.Hachiman - a Shinto god of war


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In one image, for example, Amaterasu, Kashima, and Hachiman (a popular deity with strong Buddhist connections) ride horses across the sky of a devastated Edo.
Shaking up Japan: Edo society and the 1855 catfish picture prints by Smits, Gregory / Journal of Social History
Moreover, she examines the Hachiman deity festival, as a polysemous event, as it addresses issues of community, larger social realities, ritualized history and masculinity.
Identity and Ritual in a Japanese Diving Village: The Making and ... by O'Day, Robin / Pacific Affairs
This warrior, on his way to subdue the rebellious Abe clan in the north, stopped at Kamakura and dedicated a shrine to the Minamoto tutelary deity, Hachiman, the god of war.
Exploring Japan by Sabin, Burritt / Japan Inc.
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