Shinto permeates the religious landscape of Japan and is a major
key to the understanding of Japanese culture and society. But what
is it? If ideological shortcuts are avoided there is no simple
answer. Yet this book will guide students and general readers
through many aspects of Shinto both today and in its history. It
contains much information about sacred Shinto shrines and the
divinities (the kami) which are the focus of devotion there. These
numerous divinities have been viewed in different ways in the
course of time, and contributions by specialists shed much light on
the role played by Buddhism in this regard. Moreover, several
fascinating religious movements or "sects" which share in the wider
pattern of Shinto are also introduced and discussed. Oversimplified
views may be challenged here, but the result is a volume in which
"Shinto" is explored in a wide and illuminating perspective by an
international team of scholars. It provides a refreshing and
much-needed resource for all who are interested in the subject.
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