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Shinto - A Short History (Paperback)
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Shinto - A Short History (Paperback)
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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 in shrine worship, the institutional networks that
ensured continuity, and teachings and rituals. By following the
interplay between these aspects in different periods, a pattern of
continuity and discontinuity is revealed that challenges received
understandings of the history of Shinto.
This book does not presuppose prior knowledge of Japanese religion,
and is easily accessible for those new to the subject.
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