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The Essence of Shinto : : Japan's Spiritual Heart

Yamakage, Motohisa, 1925- Book - 2006 299.561 Ya None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3.3 out of 5

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Shintō no shinpi. English.
Translated from the Japanese.
Shinto for the new millennium -- What is Shinto? -- What is jinja? -- The idea of misogi (purification) -- The idea of harai -- Koshinto : theory of one spirit, four souls -- Koshinto : view of the "other world" -- The systematic training method of chinkon.

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Succinct submitted by mowjac on August 28, 2018, 3:14pm A good clear translation that helps make the elements of Shinto accessible. I feel I have a grasp of the basics of the religion.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Kodansha International, 2006.
Year Published: 2006
Description: 229 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9784770030443
4770030444

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Leeuw, Paul de, 1947-
Rankin, Aidan, 1966-

SUBJECTS
Shinto -- Doctrines.
Spiritual life -- Shinto.