Defining Shinto: A Reader (Critical Categories in the Study of Religion)
Defining Shinto: A Reader (Critical Categories in the Study of Religion)
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Book Summary
Shinto is the indigenous spirituality of Japan. A combination of myth, history and ritual designed to connect the present with the ancient past, Shinto is practised by the vast majority of the Japanese but is not regarded as a definable religion. Over the last two centuries Japan has repeatedly responded to the challenges of modernity, but it has struggled to define the spiritual and moral essence of Shinto. Shinto has been viewed as a national religion, a non-religious patriotic cult, a moral way, a "private religion" of Shinto shrines, and an ancient form of animism offering a contemporary ecological ethic. 'Defining Shinto' brings together the key official
ISBN-13
9781844658381
Language
English
Binding
Paper Back
Publisher
Acumen Publishing
Publishing Date
2019-10-09
Total Pages
256

Defining Shinto: A Reader (Critical Categories in the Study of Religion)

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Book Summary
Shinto is the indigenous spirituality of Japan. A combination of myth, history and ritual designed to connect the present with the ancient past, Shinto is practised by the vast majority of the Japanese but is not regarded as a definable religion. Over the last two centuries Japan has repeatedly responded to the challenges of modernity, but it has struggled to define the spiritual and moral essence of Shinto. Shinto has been viewed as a national religion, a non-religious patriotic cult, a moral way, a "private religion" of Shinto shrines, and an ancient form of animism offering a contemporary ecological ethic. 'Defining Shinto' brings together the key official
Book Specifications
ISBN-13
9781844658381
Language
English
Binding
Paper Back
Publisher
Acumen Publishing
Publishing Date
2019-10-09
Total Pages
256