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| This accessible guide to the development of Japan's indigenous religion from ancient times to the present day offers an illuminating... Shinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor to Japan and the long-time...
Located in the heart of Tokyo, Yasukuni is a controversial shrine dedicated to the Japanese war dead. It holds the remains of twelve... Enduring Identities is an attempt to understand Shinto's continuing relevance to the cultural identity of contemporary Japanese. The...
1905. This work comprises an outline theory of the origin and earlier stages of the development of religion, prepared with special reference... Over the centuries Shinto has evolved out of the worship of kami, the divine within the world. As one of the few ancient religions that...
What we today call Shinto has been at the heart of Japanese culture for almost as long as there has been political entity distinguishing... Archaeologists have found the religious impulse to be a primary feature of almost every civilization in history.< I> Religions and...
Originally published in 1934.Contents Include Sources and General Characteristics Mythology and Cosmogony Pantheon Wordhip, Priesthood and... Originally published: Shinto. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
This expanded second edition of Historical Dictionary of Shinto relates the history of Shinto through a chronology, an introductory essay,... 1935. In 1912 Hepner was ordained and commissioned by the Board of Foreign Missions of The United Synod South as a Missionary to Japan....
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections... This study presents the force of Shinto and the human mood, feelings and value-nuances which perpetuate it. . . . The author describes a...
This volume presents the only English translation of the prayers of Japan's indigenous religious tradition, Shinto. These prayers, norito,...
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