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基本説明
Provides the first critical history in English or Japanese of the Hie shrine, one of the most important in all Japan.
Full Description
This accessible guide to the development of Japan's indigenous religion from ancient times to the present day offers an illuminating introduction to the myths, sites and rituals of kami worship, and their role in Shinto's enduring religious identity.
Offers a unique new approach to Shinto history that combines critical analysis with original research
Examines key evolutionary moments in the long history of Shinto, including the Meiji Revolution of 1868, and provides the first critical history in English or Japanese of the Hie shrine, one of the most important in all Japan
Traces the development of various shrines, myths, and rituals through history as uniquely diverse phenomena, exploring how and when they merged into the modern notion of Shinto that exists in Japan today
Challenges the historic stereotype of Shinto as the unchanging, all-defining core of Japanese culture
Contents
List of Illustrations vi Conventions and Abbreviations Used in the Text vii
Prologue ix
1 An Alternative Approach to the History of Shinto 1
2 Kami Shrines, Myths, and Rituals in Premodern Times 24
3 The History of a Shrine: Hie 66
4 The History of a Myth: The Sun-Goddess and the Rock-Cave 129
5 The Daijo-sai: A "Shinto" Rite of Imperial Accession 168
6 Issues in Contemporary Shinto 199
Conclusion 221
Notes 229
References 242
Index 253