The essence of Shinto : Japan's spiritual heart
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The essence of Shinto : Japan's spiritual heart
Kodansha International, 2006
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(英文版)神道の神秘
Shinto no shinpi
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Note
Translation of: 神道の神秘
Originally published in Japanese by Shunjusha in 2000
Description and Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
- 1 Shinto for the New Millennium
- 2 What is Shinto?
- 3 What is Jinja?
- 4 The Idea of Misogi(Purification)
- 5 The Idea of Harai
- 6 Koshinto:Theory of One Spirit,Four Souls
- 7 Koshinto:View of the “Other World”
- 8 The Systematic Training Method of Chinkon
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Description and Table of Contents
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In The Essence of Shinto, revered Shinto master Motohisa Yamakage explains the core values of Shinto and explores both basic tenets and its more esoteric points in terms readily accessible to the modern Western reader. He shows how the long history of Shintoism is deeply woven into the fabric of Japanese spirituality and mythology--indeed, it is regarded as Japan's very spiritual roots--and discusses its role in modern Japan and the world. He also carefully analyzes the relationship of the spirit and the soul, which will provide informed and invaluable insight into
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