Carmen Blacker, The Living Goddess 

Modern Shamanesses

Historical Types: Miko, Nuru, Yuta, Itako

Historical and Cultural Background

Cultural Upheaval, War, and Suppression

Symbolic Capital to Actual Power

Shinto Kami, Buddhist Monks, and Gendered Power 

Biographical Backgrounds

Women of similar experiences and hardships - Voice

Process of Becoming a Living Goddess

Hardship, Instability, Possession, Transformation Inner and Outer - Divine Madness

Powers of the Shamaness

Healing, Religious Guidance, Moral and Social Virtues and Values, Organization

Role of the Male Administrator, Lose their charismatic religious leaders and power

Two Types: Shinto based (Kami) and Nichiren based (Nichiren, Lotus Sutra)

Two Cases: 

Nakayama Miki, Ofudesaki, and Tenrikyo, Yoki gurashi

Deguchi Nao and Omoto Kyo