F Fatherhood of Gods, 6, 19, 173 Festivals. See Ceremonial. Fetish, 122, 15, 63, 73, 142 Figures of men as ransom objects, 262, 263 Fillet, 215 Fine for purification, 100, 246 Fine weather, magic producing, 330 Finger-charms, 354, 362 Fire, worship of, 159, 315, 92, 156, 184. See also Nihabi, Kagutsuchi, Futsunushi, Homusubi. Fire, respect for, 329 Fire, purity of, 257, 254, 369 Fire-drill, 257, 273 Fire-ordeal, 112, 113 Firmament, 96 First fruits. See Nihiname. First Gods, 85 Fissiparous reproduction of deities, 21 Flag of Japan, 39 Flaying alive, 297 Flesh-eating unclean, 253 Floating bridge of Heaven, 87 Florenz, Dr., 3, 65, 263, 294, 296, 297, 300, 303 Folk-lore, 4 Food-Goddess, 160, 19, 119, 102, 321 Food-offerings, 212 Foot-ball God, 199 Foreign demons, measures against, 188 Formula in magic, 336 Fox attendant of Inari, 63, 163 Fox divination, 344, 358 Frazer, Mr. J. G., Preface, 99, 163, 166, 188, 269, 270, 309 Fruit-trees ceremony, 165 Fujihara family, 184, 320 Fujiyama deified, 17, 148, 156, 371 Fukusuke, 48 Funado, 94, 187. See Kunado. Functions of Gods, 65 Funerals, unclean, 252 Funeral observances, 109, 55, 96, 43, 59, Addenda. See Burial. Furnace. See Kitchen furnace. Futami no ura, 130, 131 Futodama, 184, 30, 98, 100, 202 Futsu no mitama, 118, 155. See also Futsunushi. Futsunushi, 155, 1, 34, 92, 109, 317, 275 Future life, Preface, 235. See also Yomi; Dead, state of G Garlic, power against demons, 336 Gate-Gods, 168, 282, 308 Gateway, honorary. See Toriwi. Genealogy, 120 Generative power personified, 186 Gender neglected in Japanese Grammar, 22 Geomancy, 344 Ghost, 14, 49, 53, 171, 181, 208, 210 Gideon's fleece, 345 Gion, ceremonies at, 258 Godzu Tennō, 137, 139 Gohei, 216, 264, 304, 354. See Kushi. Gohei-katsugi, 217 Good-luck, Gods of, 199 Goriōye, 31, 88, 141, 189 Gourd deified, 316 Gowland, Mr. W., 55, 57 Grain-Gods. See Ukemochi and Inari. Grain, worship of, 160 Grass and herbs, God of. See Kaya nu hime. Gratitude a source of religion, 5, 183, 210, 268, 269, 285 Great purification. See Ohoharahi. Greater Divination, 339 Greene, Dr., 375 Griffis, Dr., 127, 194, 198, 260, 331, 359 Growth deified, 86. See Musubi Gruel-Divination, 341 Guide-Gods, 197 Gyōgi, 361