Shinto A Short History

Name: Shinto A Short History
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ISBN: 9780415319133

ISBN-10: 0415319137

ISBN-13: 9780415319133

Edition: 2003

Authors: Nobutaka Inoue, John Breen, Endo Jun, Mark Teeuwen, Mori Mizue

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"Shinto - A Short History "provides an introductory outline of the historical development of Shinto from the ancient period of Japanese history until the present day. Shinto does not offer a readily identifiable set of teachings, rituals or beliefs; individual shrines and kami deities have led their own lives, not within the confines of a narrowly defined Shinto, but rather as participants in a religious field that included Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian and folk elements. Thus, this book approaches Shinto as a series of historical 'religious systems' rather than attempting to identify a timeless 'Shinto essence'. This history focuses on three aspects of Shinto practice: the people involved…

Book details

List price: $89.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 5/29/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.17" long x 0.51" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

Translators' introduction Mark Teeuwen and John Breen Introduction. What is Shinto? Inoue Nobutaka Shinto as a Religious SystemThe East-Asian Sphere of Religious Culture and Shinto 1. Ancient and classical Japan: the dawn of Shinto Mori Mizue Ritual Sites and Kami CultsMatsurigoto: Ritual and Political PowerEmperor Jinmu: Clan Alliances and LegendThe Descent from Heaven and the Succession Ceremonies of the Son of the SunThe Ministry of Kami AffairsShrines: The Kami and the Ritsury' StateThe Ritsury' System and the Emergence of Clan Deities Misogi and Harae 2. The Medieval Period: The Kami Merge with Buddhism It' Satoshi Official Shrine Worship in the Medieval PeriodAmalgamation…