Defining Shinto: a reader
"This book provides key official documents alongside political, religious-philosophical, and historical essays, illustrating how the term "Shinto" has metamorphosed terminologically from Japan's emergence as a modern nation state in the late 19th century to the postmodern Japan o...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London New York
Routledge
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Critical categories in the study of religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ Shintoism
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Collection of essays
B Shinto History 1945- B Shinto History 1868-1945 |
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| Summary: | "This book provides key official documents alongside political, religious-philosophical, and historical essays, illustrating how the term "Shinto" has metamorphosed terminologically from Japan's emergence as a modern nation state in the late 19th century to the postmodern Japan of today. "Shinto" is one of the most contested categories in the field of Japanese religious studies. While the term "Shinto" has a long history in the pre-modern period, this volume focuses on how the term has evolved in modern Japan. Divided into five parts, the book covers: Shinto and the modern Japanese nation state Pre-war Japanese intellectuals on Shinto Shinto and ultra-nationalism of the 1930s and 1940s Post-war reforms and reformulations Contemporary ways of defining Shinto Presenting a wealth of documents, most of which have been translated here for the first time, the book is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of Japanese religion"-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturangaben, Literaturverzeichnis (Seite 369-370) und Index Enthält 34 Beiträge |
| ISBN: | 1844658376 |