Sourcebook in Shinto: Selected Documents

by Stuart D.B. Picken

Shinto is 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 companion to Picken's first volume, Essentials of Shinto: An Analytical Guide to Principal Teachings, provides...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313264325
• ISBN13: 9780313264320
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 399 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.4"