Special Feature
* Goddesses -- Interaction with Spirits by the Physical Body and Society
* Unstable Communities and Lay Believers |
（Koichi Matsuo） |
Special Feature:Goddesses -- Interaction with Spirits by the Physical Body and Society
| Miko prayers and rites of the Tohoku region |
（Yoriko Kanda） |
| Hearing the voices of deities in kagura -- The prototype of miko kagura at Kasuga-Taisha shrine |
（Wakako Matsumura） |
| Beyond trances -- Interaction and conflict with neeshi goddesses of the Tokara Islands living in urban centers |
（Fumito Kawasaki） |
| Women at prayer, speaking to deities -- The tsukasa in Kabira, Ishigaki Island |
（Mayo Sawai） |
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| Shrine maidens in Nanyo, Ehime Prefecture -- The asahi shrine maidens of Ibuki Hachiman shrine |
（Miwa Ochi） |
| The power of prayer and gratitude -- The noro of Amami-Oshima |
（Teruko Nishida） |
The 30th Rekihaku Update
Collaborative Research
"Comparative Historical Research on Nation States" |
（Cho Kyeungdal） |
Introducing Our Researchers -- Part 34
| Exploring the formation of ancient Emishi culture |
（Gihei Abe） |
Construction of Gallery 6 -- A new general exhibit
| "Contemporary exhibits" and historical thought |
（Tsuneo Yasuda） |
Book Review
"Folklore on gestures -- The magical world and mind" by Toru Tsunemitsu
Reviewed by Hideo Hanabe |
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Rekihaku Chat (readers' page) January 30, 2008
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