Warden + virtuoso + salaryman = priest: Paradigms within Japanese Shinto for religious specialists and institutions
The author points out that like any employee, a modern-day Shinto priest in Japan has certain responsibilities and obligations that must be fulfilled lest inattention to duty badly reflect on the institution. He discusses the daily life of Shinto priests and the workings and organization of one part...
| Published in: | The journal of Asian studies |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1997
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The journal of Asian studies
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| Further subjects: | B
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B Religious institution B Japan B Religion B Shintoism B Dignitaries |
| Summary: | The author points out that like any employee, a modern-day Shinto priest in Japan has certain responsibilities and obligations that must be fulfilled lest inattention to duty badly reflect on the institution. He discusses the daily life of Shinto priests and the workings and organization of one particular Shinto shrine in this country to show the changing roles of priests in contemporary Asian society. The author notes how a religious institution and its personnel have to adapt to changing social and economic conditions in order to survive in the contemporary world. (DÜI-Sen) |
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| ISSN: | 0021-9118 |
| Contains: | In: The journal of Asian studies
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