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Defining Shinto

A Reader

Mark W. MacWilliams Okuyama Michiaki

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English
Acumen Publishing Ltd
08 October 2019
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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Imprint:   Acumen Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 246mm,  Width: 174mm, 
Weight:   900g
ISBN:   9781844658374
ISBN 10:   1844658376
Series:   Critical Categories in the Study of Religion
Pages:   386
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  A / AS level
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mark W. MacWilliams is Professor of Religious Studies at St. Lawrence University, USA, and has published widely in the field of Japanese religions. Okuyama Michiaki is Research Fellow at the Nanzan Institute of Religion and Culture and Professor at the Faculty of Humanities at Nanzan University, Japan. He has written extensively on the concept of Shinto in the light of studies on comparative religion.

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