Engishiki

The Engishiki (延喜式, "Procedures of the Engi Era") is a Japanese book of laws and customs. The major part of the writing was completed in 927.^[1]

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^[2] survive, making the Engishiki important for early Japanese historical and religious studies.^[3]

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.^[1]

After a number of revisions, the work was used as a basis for reform starting in 967.^{[citation needed]}

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 Ise Grand Shrine and Saikū, this section of the Engishiki recorded liturgical texts and 2,861 officially recognized Shinto shrines as well as 3,131 officially-recognized kami.^[4]
volumes 11–40: Department of State 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 and kami of Japan are listed. Shrines listed in the Engishiki are referred to collectively as shikinaisha (式内社, "in Engishiki shrines") while shrines that existed at the time but were not included are called shikigesha (式外社, "out of Engishiki shrines").^[5]

There are 2,861 shrines and 3,132 kami (as more than one kami can reside in one shrine) listed in the Engishiki, divided into four categories based on whether they were imperially or nationally run, and major or minor^[6]:

Major imperial shrine (官幣大社, kanpei taisha) - 198 shrines and 304 kami
Minor imperial shrine (官幣小社, kanpei shōsha) - 375 in total and 433 kami
Major national shrine (国幣大社, kokuhei taisha) - 155 in total and 188 kami
Minor national shrine (国幣小社, kokuhei shōsha) - 2,133 in total and 2,207 kami

Shrine lists

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

List of Myojin Taisha

List of Shikinai Taisha

List of Shikinai Shosha

References

^ ^a ^b Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Engi-shiki" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 178.
^ "Jogan Gishiki" in Stuart D. B. Pecken, ed., Historical Dictionary of Shinto. Second edition. (Lanham, MD, USA: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2011) p. 139.
^ " Engishiki" in Stuart D. B. Pecken, ed., Historical Dictionary of Shinto. Second edition. (Lanham, MD, USA: Scarecrow Press, Inv, 2011) p. 92.
^ " Engishiki" in Stuart D. B. Pecken, ed., Historical Dictionary of Shinto. Second edition. (Lanham, MD, USA: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2011) p. 92.
^ 神社の由来がわかる小事典 [The Little Dictionary for Understanding the Origin of Shrines] (in Japanese). 東京: PHP研究所. 2007. ISBN 978-4-569-69396-5.
^ Hardacre, Helen (2017). Shinto: a history. New York (N.Y.): Oxford University press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-19-062171-1.

External links

Japanese text and English translation at the Japanese Historical Text Initiative
Manuscript scans, Waseda University Library: volumes 1-50 and 8-10

[nussbaum178-1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Engi-shiki" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 178.

[2] "Jogan Gishiki" in Stuart D. B. Pecken, ed., Historical Dictionary of Shinto. Second edition. (Lanham, MD, USA: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2011) p. 139.

[3] " Engishiki" in Stuart D. B. Pecken, ed., Historical Dictionary of Shinto. Second edition. (Lanham, MD, USA: Scarecrow Press, Inv, 2011) p. 92.

[4] " Engishiki" in Stuart D. B. Pecken, ed., Historical Dictionary of Shinto. Second edition. (Lanham, MD, USA: Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2011) p. 92.

[5] 神社の由来がわかる小事典 [The Little Dictionary for Understanding the Origin of Shrines] (in Japanese). 東京: PHP研究所. 2007. ISBN 978-4-569-69396-5.

[6] Hardacre, Helen (2017). Shinto: a history. New York (N.Y.): Oxford University press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-19-062171-1.

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