Translators' introduction Introduction What is Shinto? 1. Ancient and Classical Japan: The Dawn of Shinto 2. The Medieval Period: The Kami Merge with Buddhism 3. The Early Modern Period: In Search of a Shinto Identity 4. The Modern Age: Shinto Confronts Modernity Index
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.
'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
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