Shinto, 1st Edition
A Short History
$203.50
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
29 May 2003
Summary
Shinto - A Short History provides an introductory outline of the historical development of Shinto from the ancient period of Japanese history until the present day.
Shinto does not offer a readily identifiable set of teachings, rituals or beliefs; individual shrines and kami deities have led their own lives, not within the confines of a narrowly defined Shinto, but rather as participants in a religious field that included Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian and folk elements. Thus, t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780415319133 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0415319137 |
| Author: | Nobutaka Inoue, John Breen, Endo Jun, Mark Teeuwen, Mori Mizue, Ito Satoshi |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 29 May 2003 |
| Weight: | 440g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
‘Shinto: A Short History is a benchmark publication in Shinto studies.’ - Monumenta Nipponica
‘This book should have wide appeal to teachers of East Asian relgions as a detailed textbook for upper-level undergraduates and taught postgraduates, as well as being a useful resource for scholars. The use of the concept of ‘religious tradition’ as an analytical framework is an important contribtution and gives much food for thought for all scholars of religious studies.’ Social Anthropology
‘Shinto: A Short History is a benchmark publication in Shinto studies.’ - Monumenta Nipponica
‘This book should have wide appeal to teachers of East Asian relgions as a detailed textbook for upper-level undergraduates and taught postgraduates, as well as being a useful resource for scholars. The use of the concept of ‘religious tradition’ as an analytical framework is an important contribtution and gives much food for thought for all scholars of religious studies.’ Social Anthropology
Nobutaka Inoue
Mark Teeuwen teaches at the University of Oslo, Norway. His specialisation is the history of Japanese religion. He has published extensively on the history of Shinto and kami worship within this field.
John Breen teaches at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He specialises in cultural history and has published widely on politics and religion in modern Japan.
Inoue Nobutaka teaches at Kokugakuin University in Tokyo, where he is a central member of the newly created Faculty of Shinto Studies. His field is sociology of religion. He is widely recognised as one of the foremost experts on Japanese New Religions in general, and sect Shinto in particular.
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