A new history of Shinto /

Breen, John, 1956-

A new history of Shinto / John Breen and Mark Teeuwen. - Chichester ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. - x, 264 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. - Blackwell brief histories of religion series . - Blackwell brief histories of religion. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An alternative approach to the history of Shinto -- Kami shrines, myths, and rituals in premodern times -- The history of a shrine : Hie -- The history of a myth : the sun-goddess and the rock-cave -- The Daijōsai : a "Shinto" rite of imperial accession 168 -- Issues in contemporary Shinto.



9781405155151


Shinto--History.

299.561 / B8321n