Shintoism category: 55 books

Cover of Shintoism: The Indigenous Religion Of Japan
by A. Underwood
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

Originally published in 1934, this book contains a wealth of information on Shintoism, the indigenous religion of Japan, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any with an interest in Japanese culture and religion.
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The Essence of Shinto

Japan's Spiritual Heart

by Motohisa Yamakage
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2010

In The Essence of Shinto, revered Shinto master Motohisa Yamakage explains the core values of Shinto and explores both basic tenets and its more esoteric points in terms readily accessible to the modern Western reader. He shows how the long history of Shintoism is deeply woven into the fabric of Japanese...
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Japanese Culture

The Religious and Philosophical Foundations

by Roger J. Davies
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016

Japanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations takes readers on a thoroughly researched and extremely readable journey through Japan's cultural history. This much-anticipated sequel to Roger Davies's best-selling The Japanese Mind provides a comprehensive overview of the religion...
Cover of The Miracles of the Kasuga Deity
by Royall Tyler
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 1990

In this annotated translation and study of an early fourteenth-century Japanese devotional picture scroll set, Royall Tyler illuminates the complex relationships between medieval Japanese religion and politics, text, and art. The Kasuga Gongen genki ("The Miracles of the Kasuga Deity") mingles...
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There's a God for That

Optimism in the face of earthquakes, tsunamis and meltdowns

by Joseph Honton
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2012

EVERY JOURNEY IS AN ADVENTURE, but when a major earthquake strikes Japan, triggering cataclysmic events, the author's travels are cut short. What starts out as a quest to discover the sacred meanings of the native Shinto religion, becomes something much more profound. When all of...
Cover of Folk Arts of Japan
by Hugo Munsterberg, Soetsu Yanagi
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012

With dozens of lovely photographs and insightful commentary, The Folk Arts of Japan deals with a rediscovered branch of Japanese art. Although these folkcraft creations have their roots in the country's ancient and colorful art tradition, their unassuming grace makes them unmistakably in harmony...
Cover of Shinto the Kami Way
by Sokyo Ono Ph.D., William P. Woodard
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011

"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...
Cover of Shinto - Simple Guides
by Ian Reader
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008

THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU• to appreciate the significance of Japan's own religion in everyday life• to recognize the key traditions and festivals (matsuri) of the Shinto year• to understand what you will see at Shinto shrines and in Shinto rituals• to gain insights into the controversies surrounding...
Cover of Historical Dictionary of Shinto
by Stuart D.B. Picken
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010

One of Japan's major religions, Shinto has no doctrines and there are no sacred texts from which religious authority can be derived. It does not have an identifiable historical founder, and it has survived the vicissitudes of history through rituals and symbols rather than through continuity of doctrine....
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The Nihongi

Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697

by Yasumaro no O
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2013

The Nihon Shoki, translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history. The book is also called the Nihongi (The Japanese Chronicles). It is more elaborate and detailed than the Kojiki, the oldest book, and has proven to be an important tool for historians...
Cover of Seven Lucky Gods of Japan
by Reiko Chiba
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2012

This Japanese Shinto book profiles each of the "Seven Luck Gods"—important deities in Japanese culture. The Seven Lucky Gods of Japan are a group of deities whose origins stem from Indian, Chinese, and indigenous Japanese gods of fortune. Not all of the gods are mythical beings....
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The Shinto Cult

A Christian Study of the Ancient Religion of Japan

by Milton Spenser Terry
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013

This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes CONTENTS The Country Is Shinto a Religion? Origin and Relative Age of the People Meaning of the Term Shinto Sources of Information Japanese Cosmogony and Mythology The Japanese a Self-centered People Essence of the Shinto Cult The...
Cover of Shinto: the Way of the Gods
by W. G. Aston
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2018

Nature deities seldom confine themselves to their proper nature functions. Shinto exhibits an increasing tendency to recognize in them a providence that influences human affairs. Even in the older Shinto there are examples of the Gods exercising a providential care for mankind outside of their proper...
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Myth and Deity in Japan

The Interplay of Kami and Buddhas

by Toji KAMATA
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2017

Shinto is a tradition native to Japan that arose naturally on the eastern fringe of the Eurasian continent and was woven over many years into the fabric of people's everyday lives. When Buddhism entered the country in the sixth century, the two religions-rather than competing with or seeking to marginalize...
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