Shinto the Kami Way

Sokyo Ono

Tuttle Publishing, Apr 15, 2004 - Religion - 128 pages

Shinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor to Japan and the long-time resident. This introduction unveils Shinto's spiritual characteristics and discusses the architecture and function of Shinto shrines. Further examination of Shinto's lively festivals, worship, music, and sacred regalia illustrates Shinto's influence on all levels of Japanese life.

Fifteen photographs, numerous drawings and Dr. Ono's text introduce the reader to two millenia of indigenous Japanese belief in the Kami - the sacred spirits worshipped in Shinto - and in communal life, the way of the Kami.

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Review: Shinto the Kami Way

User Review  - Nimue Brown - Goodreads

My only prior sense of Shinto came from watching Miyazaki films, realising this is a creator who is drawing on a tradition, and that I want to know more about the tradition. This book was purchased on ...

Review: Shinto the Kami Way

User Review  - Alejandro - Goodreads

Ugh. this was so incredibly dry I could barely keep my eyes open.

Contents

• III: 1
• IV: 4
• V: 6
• VI: 9
• VII: 12
• VIII: 15
• IX: 20
• X: 35
• XI: 40
• XII: 46
• XIII: 50
• XIV: 51
• XV: 57
• XVI: 60
• XVII: 63
• XVIII: 72
• XIX: 82
• XX: 84
• XXI: 88
• XXII: 89
• XXIII: 92
• XXIV: 97
• XXV: 102
• XXVI: 111
• XXVII: 113

About the author

Dr. Sokyo Ono was a professor at Kokugakuin Daigaku, a Shinto university in Tokyo, and has lectured for the National Association of Shinto Shrines. He also served as Executive Director of the International Institute for the Study of Religions and the Japan Religious Cooperative Council

William Woodard directed the research unit of the Religious and Cultural Resources Division, Civil Information and Education Section, SCAP from 1946 to 1952.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Shinto the Kami Way
• Author: Sokyo Ono
• Illustrated by: Sadao Sakamoto
• Contributor: William P. Woodard
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 2004
• ISBN: 0804835578, 9780804835572
• Length: 128 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Eastern; Religion / General; Religion / Shintoism