About this title: What we today call Shinto has been at the heart of Japanese culture for almost as long as there has been a 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 ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780295975009ISBN:0295975008
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF WASHINGTON PR
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780295975009ISBN:0295975008
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN-13:9780295975009ISBN:0295975008
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN-13:9780295975009ISBN:0295975008
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780295974996ISBN:0295974990
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN-13:9780295975009ISBN:0295975008
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN-13:9780295975009ISBN:0295975008
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