Talk:Ema (Shinto)

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This article appears to have been written by a Christian again. I will edit it for content and neutralize a biased description. Takashi Ueki (talk) 22:51, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

Ema are not just Shinto
The title of this article is way off the mark. Ema are present at shrines as well as temples. See the photos in the Commons, There is one of ema at Ishiyamadera. I suggest calling the article "Ema (Japanese religion)". --Frank (Urashima Tarō) (talk) 01:49, 14 March 2017 (UTC)
 * I think this practice may have originated in China during the Tang and Song dynasties. The Chinese still use zhǐmǎ (紙馬, paper horses) in rituals.--Countakeshi (talk) 21:32, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
 * @Countakeshi@Urashimataro Unless we have evidence for this then we should proceed with caution. But if you can find evidence I'd really like this added to the article Immanuelle ❤️💚💙 (talk to the cutest Wikipedian) 02:42, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
 * https://gogonihon.com/en/blog/ema-in-japan/b 2403:7800:C35B:700:1CF7:8D70:5B81:89B8 (talk) 06:23, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

chinese origin
I have seen these wooden panels at temples in China (especially tang dynasty era ones). I'm sure this predates Japan 98.36.93.124 (talk) 14:32, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Updating With More Content/Citations
There is a wealth of information regarding this common practice. I have compiled a list of cited works which have a lot of information not found in this article. For a school project, I'll be updating this article with this new information and having it reviewed by my professor. The information I intend to add will come from the sources listed below, and will be neutral in tone. Notice, some of them have already been used in the article. I'm sure that throughout this process of editing I will find even more resources to add from.

Reader, Ian. “Letters to the Gods: The Form and Meaning of Ema.” Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, 1991, pp. 24–50. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/30233428.

Robertson, Jennifer. “Ema-Gined Community: Votive Tablets (Ema) and Strategic Ambivalence in Wartime Japan.” Asian Ethnology, vol. 67, no. 1, 2008, pp. 43–77. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25135286.

Holtom, D. C. “Japanese Votive Pictures (The Ikoma Ema).” Monumenta Nipponica, vol. 1, no. 1, 1938, pp. 154–64. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/2382449.

Snow, Hilary K. Ema, Display Practices of Edo Period Votive Paintings, Stanford University, United States -- California, 2010. ProQuest, https://login.ezproxy.lib.utah.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/emadisplay-practices-edo-period-votive-paintings/docview/2493442560/se-2.

Scot914 (talk) 07:31, 27 October 2023 (UTC)