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Williams, however, cautions against conflating the absence of Shinto shrines and priests with the wholesale absence of Shinto — which can be quietly observed on a personal basis, sometimes with small, shrinelike altars at home.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
The revelry in the garden had a psychedelic “Apocalypse Now” theme, with partygoers dancing to Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Chile” among bamboo stalks and tiki torches illuminating a tall shrinelike stone from Bali.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2017
But one look at the space, with its low stools and its loveseats and its shrinelike corner DJ booth, made me reject that assumption.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2013
The other shrinelike display is devoted to Mr. Mapplethorpe, whose partner, Sam Wagstaff, was an influential collector of photography and a curator at the Wadsworth.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2012
The 50 or so shrinelike nightclubs across the U.S. that book nothing but modern jazz combos are ghostly reminders of the lost swing and jump clubs.
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