0 a place for worship that is holy because of a connection with a holy person or object -- 聖地；神龕；聖壇；神殿
The ' spirit shrines ' were frequently owned or controlled by specific communities and specialists, but with very different social outcomes across the region.
Other ritual offerings were found associated with the shrines and buried beneath the eastern staircases.
Interchangeable vehicles of gifts and sacred forces varied from charms, witch-substance, relics and shrines, or the body of the ritual specialist him/herself.
Legends, surnames, and ancestral shrines all contribute to ensuring social rights.
Why do we learn so little about women's shrines in a society known for relative female autonomy ?
However, much controversy surrounds the question of who actually installed the shrines.
On the one hand, this refusal suggests that the previous transfer of earth shrines had perhaps not been quite as ' voluntary ' as some narratives claim.
Higher and lower degrees of connectedness are indicated by the placement of communal facilities and shrines.
