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Taylor & Francis Ltd Defining Shinto A Reader by Mark W MacWilliams and Okuyama Michiaki
This book provides key official documents alongside political, religious-philosophical, and historical essays, illustrating how the term "Shinto" has metamorphosed terminologically from Japan's emergence as a modern nation state in the late 19th century to the postmodern Japan of today. _x000D__x000D_"Shinto" is one of the most contested categories in the field of Japanese religious studies. While the term "Shinto" has a long history in the pre-modern period, this volume focuses on how the term has evolved in modern Japan. Divided into five parts, the book covers:_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Shinto and the modern Japanese nation state_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Pre-war Japanese intellectuals on Shinto_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Shinto and ultra-nationalism of the 1930s and 1940s_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Post-war reforms and reformulations_x000D__x000D__x000D__x000D_Contemporary ways of defining Shinto_x000D__x000D_Presenting a wealth of documents, most of which have been translated here for the first time, the book is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of Japanese religion._x000D_show more