#KAMI SHINTO BOOK ARCHIVE#

Further examination of Shinto's lively festivals, worship, music, and sacred regalia illustrates Shinto's influence on all levels of Japanese life.įifteen photographs, numerous drawings and Dr. This introduction unveils Shinto's spiritual characteristics and discusses the architecture and function of Shinto shrines. Shinto is both a personal faith in the kami-objects of worship in Shinto and an honorific for noble, sacred spirits-and a communal way of life according to the mind of the kami. It is an amalgam of attitudes, ideas, and ways of doing things that through two millennia and more have become an integral part of the manner of the Japanese people. In its general aspects, Shinto is more than a religious faith. Shinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor to Japan and the long-time. This introduction unveils Shintos spiritual characteristics and discusses the architecture and function of Shinto shrines. Relatively unknown among the religions of the world, Shinto: The Kami Way provides an enlightening window into this Japanese faith. Since then Shinto the Kami Way textbook received total rating of 3.8 stars and was available to sell back to BooksRun online for the top buyback price of 2.02.

#KAMI SHINTO BOOK ARCHIVE#

There are cleansing practices of various types including. When you buy books using these links the Internet Archive may earn a small commission. The Kojiki (, 'Records of Ancient Matters' or 'An Account of Ancient Matters'), also sometimes read as Furukotofumi or Furukotobumi, is an early Japanese chronicle of myths, legends, hymns, genealogies, oral traditions, and semi-historical accounts down to 641 concerning the origin of the Japanese archipelago, the kami (), and the Japanese imperial line. Shinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor to Japan and the long-time resident. Consequently, the Shinto principles focuses on rituals by purification, prayers and offerings to kami. 'An excellently rounded introduction by an eminent Shinto scholar.'- Library Journal

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