Shinto

by Stuart D.B. Picken

Illustrates the beliefs of Japan's oldest religion, its ceremonies, rituals, and festivals, and its connection with Japannese art, history, Buddhism, and even sumo wrestling.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870114107
• ISBN13: 9780870114106
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.

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It would be hard to imagine Japan without Shinto ...

Examines how the Shinto gods still cooperate with man at every stage of his life, and depicts actual Shinto ceremonies as performed today at births, weddings, rites of passage, festivals, and even sumo wrestling tournaments. Over 70 vivid color photographs take the reader into nature and the city to witness th changeless Shinto spirit.