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Norito : A Translation of the Ancient Japanese Ritual Prayers
Donald L. Philippi
Paperback - $54.95
This volume presents the only English translation of the prayers of Japan's indigenous religious tradition, Shinto. These prayers, norito, are works of religious literature that are basic to our understanding of Japanese religious history. Locating D ...
Rearranging the Landscape of the Gods : The Politics of a Pilgrimage Site in Japan, 1573-1912
Sarah Thal
Paperback - $49.95
When people create new societies, economies, and nations--both now and in the past--they create gods, rituals, and miracles to support them. Even what seem to be some of the most timeless and sacred sites in the world have been shaped, reshaped, and ...
Shintoism : The Indigenous Religion of Japan
A. C. Underwood
Paperback - $57.95
Originally published in 1934. Contents Include - Sources and General Characteristics - Mythology and Cosmogony - Pantheon - Wordhip, Priesthood and Ritual - Ethics - Magic, Divination, &c - The Revival of Shinto - Sectarian Shinto - Present Position ...
The Essence of Shinto : Japan's Spiritual Heart
Motohisa Yamakage
Hardcover - $35.95
In The Essence of Shinto, revered Shinto master Motohisa Yamakage explains the core values of Shinto and explores both basic tenets and its more esoteric points in terms readily accessible to the modern Western reader. He shows how the long history o ...