Essentials of Shinto: An Analytical Guide to Principal Teachings

by Stuart D.B. Picken

Shinto is finally receiving the attention it deserves as a fundamental component of Japanese culture. Nevertheless, it remains a remarkably complex and elusive phenomenon to which Western categories of religion do not readily apply. A knowledge of Shinto can only proceed from a basic understanding of Japanese shrines and civilization, for it is closely intermingled with the Japanese way of life and continues to be a vital natural religion. This...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313264317
• ISBN13: 9780313264313
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.6"