Sacred Forests, Sacred Nation: The Shinto Environmentalist Paradigm and the Rediscovery of "Chinju no Mori"

In June 2014, a large international and interreligious conference took place at the shrines of Ise, Shinto s most sacred site. Devoted to the topic of religion and environmental sustainability, the event constitutes a clear example of the global trend to reinterpret religious beliefs and practices i...

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Published in:Japanese journal of religious studies
Main Author: Rots, Aike P. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [2015]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Japan / Environmental protection / Shintoism / Shrine (Shintoism) / Sacred grove
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AF Geography of religion
BN Shinto
KBM Asia
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
Further subjects:B Nature
B Religious Practices
B Environmentalism
B Shrine Shinto
B Priests
B Forest ecology
B Forest conservation
B Ecological sustainability
B Religious places
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