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A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine Hardcover - 1996
by Nelson, John K
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- Title A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine
- Author Nelson, John K
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition No Edition State
- Condition New
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Univ of Washington Pr, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Date 1996
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Maps
- Bookseller's Inventory # x-0295974990
- ISBN 9780295974996 / 0295974990
- Weight 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg)
- Dimensions 9.56 x 6.45 x 1.01 in (24.28 x 16.38 x 2.57 cm)
- Reading level 1620
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Asian - General
- Library of Congress subjects Suwa Jinja (Nagasaki-shi, Japan), Religious life - Shinto
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95-23257
- Dewey Decimal Code 299.561
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What we today call Shinto has been at the heart of Japanese culture for almost as long as there has been political entity distinguishing itself as Japan. A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine describes the ritual cycle at Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki's major Shinto shrine. Conversations with priests, other shrine personnel, and people attending shrine functions supplement John K. Nelson's observations of over fifty shrine rituals and festivals. He elicits their views on the meaning and personal relevance of the religious events and the place of Shinto and Suwa Shrine in Japanese society, culture, and politics. Nelson focuses on the very human side of an ancient institution and provides a detailed look at beliefs and practices that, although grounded in natural cycles, are nonetheless meaningful in late-twentieth-century Japanese society.
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Citations
- Booklist, 10/01/1997, Page 346
- Library Journal, 06/15/1996, Page 70
- Publishers Weekly, 05/06/1996, Page 67