Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami

by John Breen (Editor), Mark Teeuwen

The essays in this volume cover a wide range of topics on Shinto and kami in history, including the profound formative influence of Taoism on Shinto in early Japan; the relationship between shrine cults and nature; and the role of shrine and temple ritual in the Japanese state of the Heian period.

Genres: Japan, Religion, History

368 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2000

Reviews

[Jessica Zu]

top-notch edited volume. ever article is worth reading. but I only read the post-Meiji ones due to lack of time.