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Sacred Heritage in Japan is the first volume to explicitly address
the topics of Japanese religion and heritage preservation in
connection with each other. The book examines what happens when
places of worship and ritual practices are rebranded as national
culture. It also considers the impact of being designated tangible
or intangible cultural properties and, more recently, as UNESCO
World or Intangible Heritage. Drawing on primary ethnographic and
historical research, the contributions to this volume show the
variety of ways in which different actors have contributed to,
negotiated, and at times resisted the transformation of religious
traditions into heritage. They analyse the conflicts that emerge
about questions of signification and authority during these
processes of transformation. The book provides important new
perspectives on the local implications of UNESCO listings in the
Japanese context and showcases the diversity of "sacred heritage"
in present-day Japan. Combining perspectives from heritage studies,
Japanese studies, religious studies, history, and social
anthropology, the volume will be of interest to scholars and
students who want to learn more about the diversity of local
responses to heritage conservation in non-Western societies. It
will also be of interest to scholars and students engaged in the
study of Japanese religion, society, or cultural policies.
Sacred Heritage in Japan is the first volume to explicitly address
the topics of Japanese religion and heritage preservation in
connection with each other. The book examines what happens when
places of worship and ritual practices are rebranded as national
culture. It also considers the impact of being designated tangible
or intangible cultural properties and, more recently, as UNESCO
World or Intangible Heritage. Drawing on primary ethnographic and
historical research, the contributions to this volume show the
variety of ways in which different actors have contributed to,
negotiated, and at times resisted the transformation of religious
traditions into heritage. They analyse the conflicts that emerge
about questions of signification and authority during these
processes of transformation. The book provides important new
perspectives on the local implications of UNESCO listings in the
Japanese context and showcases the diversity of "sacred heritage"
in present-day Japan. Combining perspectives from heritage studies,
Japanese studies, religious studies, history, and social
anthropology, the volume will be of interest to scholars and
students who want to learn more about the diversity of local
responses to heritage conservation in non-Western societies. It
will also be of interest to scholars and students engaged in the
study of Japanese religion, society, or cultural policies.
Shinto, Nature and Ideology in Contemporary Japan is the first
systematic study of Shinto's environmental turn. The book traces
the development in recent decades of the idea of Shinto as an
'ancient nature religion,' and a resource for overcoming
environmental problems. The volume shows how these ideas gradually
achieved popularity among scientists, priests, Shinto-related new
religious movements and, eventually, the conservative shrine
establishment. Aike P. Rots argues that central to this development
is the notion of chinju no mori: the sacred groves surrounding many
Shinto shrines. Although initially used to refer to remaining areas
of primary or secondary forest, today the term has come to be
extended to any sort of shrine land, signifying not only historical
and ecological continuity but also abstract values such as
community spirit, patriotism and traditional culture. The book
shows how Shinto's environmental turn has also provided legitimacy
internationally: influenced by the global discourse on religion and
ecology, in recent years the Shinto establishment has actively
engaged with international organizations devoted to the
conservation of sacred sites. Shinto sacred forests thus carry
significance locally as well as nationally and internationally, and
figure prominently in attempts to reposition Shinto in the centre
of public space.
Shinto, Nature and Ideology in Contemporary Japan is the first
systematic study of Shinto's environmental turn. The book traces
the development in recent decades of the idea of Shinto as an
'ancient nature religion,' and a resource for overcoming
environmental problems. The volume shows how these ideas gradually
achieved popularity among scientists, priests, Shinto-related new
religious movements and, eventually, the conservative shrine
establishment. Aike P. Rots argues that central to this development
is the notion of chinju no mori: the sacred groves surrounding many
Shinto shrines. Although initially used to refer to remaining areas
of primary or secondary forest, today the term has come to be
extended to any sort of shrine land, signifying not only historical
and ecological continuity but also abstract values such as
community spirit, patriotism and traditional culture. The book
shows how Shinto's environmental turn has also provided legitimacy
internationally: influenced by the global discourse on religion and
ecology, in recent years the Shinto establishment has actively
engaged with international organizations devoted to the
conservation of sacred sites. Shinto sacred forests thus carry
significance locally as well as nationally and internationally, and
figure prominently in attempts to reposition Shinto in the centre
of public space.
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