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Shinto the Kami Way

Author : Sokyo Ono, Ph.D.
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462900836
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book Shinto the Kami Way written by Sokyo Ono, Ph.D. and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An excellently rounded introduction by an eminent Shinto scholar."--Library Journal Shinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor to Japan and the long-time resident. Relatively unknown among the religions of the world, Shinto: The Kami Way provides an enlightening window into this Japanese faith. In its general aspects, Shinto is more than a religious faith. It is an amalgam of attitudes, ideas, and ways of doing things that through two millennia and more have become an integral part of the way of the Japanese people. Shinto is both a personal faith in the kami--objects of worship in Shinto and an honorific for noble, sacred spirits--and a communal way of life according to the mind of the kami. This introduction unveils Shinto's spiritual characteristics and discusses the architecture and function of Shinto shrines. Further examination of Shinto's lively festivals, worship, music, and sacred regalia illustrates Shinto's influence on all levels of Japanese life. Fifteen photographs, numerous drawings and Dr. Ono's text introduce the reader to two millennia of indigenous Japanese belief in the kami and in communal life. Chapters include: The Kami Way Shrines Worship and Festivals Political and Social Characteristics Some Spiritual Characteristics

Japan Unveiled

Author : Dominique Buisson
Publisher : Hachette Illustrated UK
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Japan Unveiled written by Dominique Buisson and published by Hachette Illustrated UK. This book was released on 2003 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Shinto belief, the human body in Japan is part of nature and must be in harmony with the wider world. This is a cultural history of the human body in Japan - from the Samurai to Issy Miyake- exploring the social codes and aesthetics of behaviour it involves. The sacred body of religion, the body of the dead, the theatrical body of the Kabuki actor, the warrior's body and much more are revealed.

Shinto, Nature and Ideology in Contemporary Japan

Author : Aike P. Rots
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474289959
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Shinto, Nature and Ideology in Contemporary Japan written by Aike P. Rots and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 (the Way of the Gods)

Author : W. G. Aston
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Shinto (the Way of the Gods) written by W. G. Aston and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-19 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shinto is the oldest, now almost forgotten, polytheistic religion of Japan. Historical research records the traces of Shinto into the early Neolithic era, meaning that Shinto beliefs are about three thousand years old. The presented here book tells about Shinto followers in 1905. The author presents an authentic account of Shintoism, devoting chapters to topics such as its priesthood; its places of worship; its moral tenets; and its structure and organization.

Essentials of Shinto

Author : Stuart Picken
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313369798
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Essentials of Shinto written by Stuart Picken and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1994-11-22 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shinto is finally receiving the attention it deserves as a fundamental component of Japanese culture. Nevertheless, it remains a remarkably complex and elusive phenomenon to which Western categories of religion do not readily apply. A knowledge of Shinto can only proceed from a basic understanding of Japanese shrines and civilization, for it is closely intermingled with the Japanese way of life and continues to be a vital natural religion. This book is a convenient guide to Shinto thought. As a reference work, the volume does not offer a detailed critical study of all aspects of Shinto. Instead, it overviews the essential teachings of Shinto and provides the necessary cultural and historical context for understanding Shinto as a dynamic force in Japanese civilization. The book begins with an historical overview of Shinto, followed by a discussion of Japanese myths. The volume then discusses the role of shrines, which are central to Shinto rituals. Other portions of the book discuss the various Shinto sects and the evolution of Shinto from the Heian period to the present. Because Japanese terms are central to Shinto, the work includes a glossary.

Shinto: The ancient religion of Japan

Author : W. G. Aston
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 57 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book Shinto: The ancient religion of Japan written by W. G. Aston and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shinto: The Ancient Religion of Japan by W. G. Aston is a book about the cultural traditions of the Shinto cult, first published in 1921. The book is relatively short and covers myths, gods and priesthood, worship, morality and purity, divination, and inspiration.

Assembling Shinto

Author : Anna Andreeva
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 1684175712
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book Assembling Shinto written by Anna Andreeva and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "During the late twelfth to fourteenth centuries, several precursors of what is now commonly known as Shinto came together for the first time. By focusing on Mt. Miwa in present-day Nara Prefecture and examining the worship of indigenous deities (kami) that emerged in its proximity, this book serves as a case study of the key stages of “assemblage” through which this formative process took shape. Previously unknown rituals, texts, and icons featuring kami, all of which were invented in medieval Japan under the strong influence of esoteric Buddhism, are evaluated using evidence from local and translocal ritual and pilgrimage networks, changing land ownership patterns, and a range of religious ideas and practices. These stages illuminate the medieval pedigree of Ryōbu Shintō (kami ritual worship based loosely on esoteric Buddhism’s Two Mandalas), a major precursor to modern Shinto. In analyzing the key mechanisms for “assembling” medieval forms of kami worship, Andreeva challenges the twentieth-century master narrative of Shinto as an unbroken, monolithic tradition. By studying how and why groups of religious practitioners affiliated with different cultic sites and religious institutions responded to esoteric Buddhism’s teachings, this book demonstrates that kami worship in medieval Japan was a result of complex negotiations."

Rays of Light from All Lands

Author : A. J. Canfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 998 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rays of Light from All Lands written by A. J. Canfield and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 998 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Visions of Virtue in Tokugawa Japan

Author : Tetsuo Najita
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 0824845285
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (248 download)

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Download or read book Visions of Virtue in Tokugawa Japan written by Tetsuo Najita and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Origin of Modern Shinto in Japan

Author : Yijiang Zhong
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147427109X
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book The Origin of Modern Shinto in Japan written by Yijiang Zhong and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yijiang Zhong analyses the formation of Shinto as a complex and diverse religious tradition in early modern and Meiji Japan, 1600-1868. Highlighting the role of the god Okuninushi and the mythology centered on the Izumo Shrine in western Japan as part of this process, he shows how and why this god came to be ignored in State Shinto in the modern period. In doing so, Zhong moves away from the traditional understanding of Shinto history as something completely internal to the nation of Japan, and instead situates the formation of Shinto within a larger geopolitical context involving intellectual and political developments in the East Asian region and the role of western colonial expansion. The Origin of Modern Shinto in Japan draws extensively on primary source materials in Japan, many of which were only made available to the public less than a decade ago and have not yet been studied. Source materials analysed include shrine records and object materials, contemporary written texts, official materials from the national and provincial levels, and a broad range of visual sources based on contemporary prints, drawings, photographs and material culture.

Shinto

Author : Helen Hardacre
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190621729
Total Pages : 721 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Shinto written by Helen Hardacre and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 721 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinguished scholar of Japanese religions and culture Helen Hardacre offers the first comprehensive history of Shinto, the ancient and vibrant tradition whose colorful rituals are still practiced today. Under the ideal of Shinto, a divinely descended emperor governs through rituals offered to deities called Kami. These rituals are practiced in innumerable shrines across the realm, so that local rites mirror the monarch's ceremonies. Through this theatre of state, it is thought, the human, natural, and supernatural worlds will align in harmony and prosper. Often called "the indigenous religion of Japan," Shinto's institutions, rituals, and symbols are omnipresent throughout the island nation. But, perhaps surprisingly, both its religiosity and its Japanese origins have been questioned. Hardacre investigates the claims about Shinto as the embodiment of indigenous tradition, and about its rightful place in the public realm. Shinto has often been represented in the West as the engine that drove Japanese military aggression. To this day, it is considered provocative for members of the government to visit the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, which honors the Japanese war dead, and this features as a source of strain in Japan's relations with China and Korea. The Yasukuni Shrine is a debated issue in Japanese national politics and foreign relations and reliably attracts intensive media coverage. Hardacre contends, controversially, that it was the Allied Occupation that created this stereotype of Shinto as the religion of war, when in fact virtually all branches of Japanese religions were cheerleaders for the war and imperialism. The history and nature of Shinto are subjects of vital importance for understanding contemporary Japan, its politics, its international relations, and its society. Hardacre's magisterial work will stand as the definitive reference for years to come.

Index to the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-bulletin

Author : Hawaii State Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 510 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Index to the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-bulletin written by Hawaii State Library and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Individual Dignity in Modern Japanese Thought

Author : Kyoko Inoue
Publisher : U of M Center for Japanese Studies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Individual Dignity in Modern Japanese Thought written by Kyoko Inoue and published by U of M Center for Japanese Studies. This book was released on 2001 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development of jinkaku (moral character) in modern Japanese discourse

The Travel Diary of a Philosopher

Author : Hermann Graf von Keyserling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Travel Diary of a Philosopher written by Hermann Graf von Keyserling and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For other editions, see Author Catalog.

To the Far East

Author : Hermann Graf von Keyserling
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book To the Far East written by Hermann Graf von Keyserling and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For other editions, see Author Catalog.

Unveiling the Whale

Author : Arne Kalland
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 9781845455811
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (558 download)

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Download or read book Unveiling the Whale written by Arne Kalland and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whaling has become one of the most controversial environmental issues. It is not that all whale species are at the brink of extinction, but that whales have become important symbols to both pro- and anti-whaling factions and can easily be appropriated as the common heritage of humankind. This book, the first of its kind, is therefore not about whales and whaling per se but about how people communicate about whales and whaling. It contributes to a better understanding and discussion of controversial environmental issues: Why and how are issues selected? How is knowledge on these issues produced and distributed by organizations and activists? And why do affluent countries like Japan and Norway still support whaling, which is of insignificant economic importance? Basing his analysis on fieldwork in Japan and Norway and at the International Whaling Commission, the author argues how an image of a "superwhale" has been constructed and how this image has replaced meat and oil as the important whale commodity. He concludes that the whaling issue provides an arena where NGOs and authorities on each side can unite, swapping political legitimacy and building personal relations that can be useful on issues where relations are less harmonious.

True Path of the Ninja

Author : Antony Cummins
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462900895
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (629 download)

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Download or read book True Path of the Ninja written by Antony Cummins and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True Path of the Ninja is the first authoritative translation in English of the Shoninki--the famous 17th-century ninjutsu manual. Authors Antony Cummins and Yoshie Minami worked closely with Dr. Nakashima Atsumi, author of the most comprehensive modern Japanese version of the Shoninki, thus making this English translation the closest to the original scrolls. The information and insights found in this translation are invaluable for understanding the skills, techniques and mentality of the historical shinobi. Whether it involved tips for surviving in the wild, advice on intelligence-gathering techniques, or methods for creating chaos in the enemy camp, this ninja book unveils secrets long lost. Along with its practical applications, this book is an important guide to the mental discipline that ninjas must have to ensure success in accomplishing their mission. True Path of the Ninja covers the following topics: What a ninja is and what equipment he needs The skills of infiltration and information gathering How to disrupt and distract the enemy How to be mentally prepared to carry out ninja missions In addition to the translation of the Shoninki, this book also includes the first written record of the oral tradition "Defense Against a Ninja" taught by Otake Risuke, the revered sensei of the legendary Katori Shinto Ryu school of swordsmanship. Sensei reveals for the first time these ancient and traditional teachings on how the samurai can protect himself from the cunning wiles of a ninja. About this new edition: This second edition contains a new introduction by the translator and has been thoroughly updated to reflect developments that shed new light on the original Japanese text.