Shinto: The Way Home

by Thomas P. Kasulis

Book Overview

Nine out of ten Japanese claim some affiliation with Shinto, but in the West the religion remains the least studied of the major Asian spiritual traditions. It is so interlaced with Japanese cultural values and practices that scholarly studies usually focus on only one of its dimensions: Shinto as a "nature religion," an "imperial state religion," a "primal religion," or a "folk amalgam of practices and beliefs." Thomas Kasulis' fresh approach...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082482850X
• ISBN13: 9780824828509
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"