In The Land Of The Kami
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In The Land Of The Kami
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Author : Michael Hoffman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-10-14
In The Land Of The Kami written by Michael Hoffman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-14 with History categories.
The stories, or essays, or perhaps poems in disguise, collected here are somewhat whimsical. They emerged from simple questions: What is Zen? Who was Confucius? What was it like to be a kid in Japan 10,000 years ago, or 1000, or 500? How did death come to seem, as it did for many centuries, so much more important to the Japanese than life? It is the author's proud boast that, though the questions are treated in some depth, not a single definitive answer emerges.
Shinto In History
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Author : John Breen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-10-18
Shinto In History written by John Breen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-18 with Social Science categories.
This is the only book to date offering a critical overview of Shinto from early times to the modern era, and evaluating Shinto's place in Japanese religious culture. In recent years, a few books on medieval Shinto have appeared, but none has attempted to depict the broader picture, to examine critically Shinto's origins and its subsequent development through the medieval, pre-modern and modern periods. The essays in this book address such key topics as Shinto and Daoism in early Japan, Shinto and the natural environment, Shinto and state ritual in early Japan, Shinto and Buddhism in medieval Japan, and Shinto and the state in the modern period. All of the essays highlight the dynamic nature of Shinto and shrine history by focusing on the three-way relationship, often fraught, between local shrine cults, Shinto agendas and Buddhism.
Of Kami Yokai
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Author : Zoey Xolton
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-05-07
Of Kami Yokai written by Zoey Xolton and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-07 with categories.
Japan is a land of legends where horrible yokai lurk in the depth of forests and even the powerful kami have to face family conflicts every now and again. In these pages you'll find the hauntingly beautiful Yuki-Onna looking for a new victim, the Rabbit God of the Moon helping a young boy and mysterious mermaid creatures inhabiting distant islands. Pour yourself a cup of tea and let us transport you to the Land of the Rising Sun.
Call Of The Kami
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Author : Teresa Louise Huddleston-Garcia
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2007-05-01
Call Of The Kami written by Teresa Louise Huddleston-Garcia and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-01 with Poetry categories.
The world is a fine tapestry, ever worked and ever evolving upon a loom. The worlds of the visible and invisible mesh, and sometimes the unseen is glimpsed between the red posts of the torii. The Kami ever call for their Miko, and they are both within us all. The flower of a poem opens her petals to the sun, amidst a garden of other poems.
Assembling Shinto
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Author : Anna Andreeva
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-05-11
Assembling Shinto written by Anna Andreeva and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-05-11 with History categories.
"During the late twelfth to fourteenth centuries, several precursors of what is now commonly known as Shinto came together for the first time. By focusing on Mt. Miwa in present-day Nara Prefecture and examining the worship of indigenous deities (kami) that emerged in its proximity, this book serves as a case study of the key stages of “assemblage” through which this formative process took shape. Previously unknown rituals, texts, and icons featuring kami, all of which were invented in medieval Japan under the strong influence of esoteric Buddhism, are evaluated using evidence from local and translocal ritual and pilgrimage networks, changing land ownership patterns, and a range of religious ideas and practices. These stages illuminate the medieval pedigree of Ryōbu Shintō (kami ritual worship based loosely on esoteric Buddhism’s Two Mandalas), a major precursor to modern Shinto. In analyzing the key mechanisms for “assembling” medieval forms of kami worship, Andreeva challenges the twentieth-century master narrative of Shinto as an unbroken, monolithic tradition. By studying how and why groups of religious practitioners affiliated with different cultic sites and religious institutions responded to esoteric Buddhism’s teachings, this book demonstrates that kami worship in medieval Japan was a result of complex negotiations."
Japanese Mandalas
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Author : Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 1998-11-01
Japanese Mandalas written by Elizabeth ten Grotenhuis and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-11-01 with Design categories.
The first broad study of Japanese mandalas to appear in a Western language, this volume interprets mandalas as sanctified realms where identification between the human and the sacred occurs. The author investigates eighth- to seventeenth-century paintings from three traditions: Esoteric Buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism, and the kami-worshipping (Shinto) tradition. It is generally recognized that many of these mandalas are connected with texts and images from India and the Himalayas. A pioneering theme of this study is that, in addition to the South Asian connections, certain paradigmatic Japanese mandalas reflect pre-Buddhist Chinese concepts, including geographical concepts. In convincing and lucid prose, ten Grotenhuis chronicles an intermingling of visual, doctrinal, ritual, and literary elements in these mandalas that has come to be seen as characteristic of the Japanese religious tradition as a whole. This beautifully illustrated work begins in the first millennium B.C.E. in China with an introduction to the Book of Documents and ends in present-day Japan at the sacred site of Kumano. Ten Grotenhuis focuses on the Diamond and Womb World mandalas of Esoteric Buddhist tradition, on the Taima mandala and other related mandalas from the Pure Land Buddhist tradition, and on mandalas associated with the kami-worshipping sites of Kasuga and Kumano. She identifies specific sacred places in Japan with sacred places in India and with Buddhist cosmic diagrams. Through these identifications, the realm of the buddhas is identified with the realms of the kami and of human beings, and Japanese geographical areas are identified with Buddhist sacred geography. Explaining why certain fundamental Japanese mandalas look the way they do and how certain visual forms came to embody the sacred, ten Grotenhuis presents works that show a complex mixture of Indian Buddhist elements, pre-Buddhist Chinese elements, Chinese Buddhist elements, and indigenous Japanese elements.
An Encyclopedia Of Shinto Shinto Jiten Kami
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Author : Norman Havens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
An Encyclopedia Of Shinto Shinto Jiten Kami written by Norman Havens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Shinto categories.
Shinto The Kami Way
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Author : Sokyo Ono, Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2011-09-13
Shinto The Kami Way written by Sokyo Ono, Ph.D. and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-13 with Religion categories.
"An excellently rounded introduction by an eminent Shinto scholar."--Library Journal Shinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor to Japan and the long-time resident. Relatively unknown among the religions of the world, Shinto: The Kami Way provides an enlightening window into this Japanese faith. In its general aspects, Shinto is more than a religious faith. It is an amalgam of attitudes, ideas, and ways of doing things that through two millennia and more have become an integral part of the way of the Japanese people. Shinto is both a personal faith in the kami--objects of worship in Shinto and an honorific for noble, sacred spirits--and a communal way of life according to the mind of the kami. This introduction unveils Shinto's spiritual characteristics and discusses the architecture and function of Shinto shrines. Further examination of Shinto's lively festivals, worship, music, and sacred regalia illustrates Shinto's influence on all levels of Japanese life. Fifteen photographs, numerous drawings and Dr. Ono's text introduce the reader to two millennia of indigenous Japanese belief in the kami and in communal life. Chapters include: The Kami Way Shrines Worship and Festivals Political and Social Characteristics Some Spiritual Characteristics
The Revolution Of Buddhist Modernism
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Author : Jeff Schroeder
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2022-10-31
The Revolution Of Buddhist Modernism written by Jeff Schroeder and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-31 with Religion categories.
Reacting to nineteenth-century forces of colonialism and globalization, Buddhist reformers across Asia strove to modernize Buddhist teachings, practices, and institutions. “Buddhist modernism” was typically characterized by disbelief in the supernatural, rejection of ritual, deinstitutionalization, and egalitarianism. The Revolution of Buddhist Modernism provides an account of the upheaval that took place within the world of Japanese Jōdo Shin (True Pure Land) Buddhism when scholar-priest Kiyozawa Manshi (1863–1903) initiated modernist reforms. Kiyozawa and his disciples, especially Soga Ryōjin and Kaneko Daiei, reenvisioned Pure Land teachings as a path to awakening in the present world rather than rebirth in a faraway Pure Land after death. This doctrinal reinterpretation led to a range of revolutionary institutional reforms, including new experiential methods of Buddhist studies, democratization of sect institutions, and enhanced cooperation with Japan’s imperialist state. By combining intellectual history with institutional history, The Revolution of Buddhist Modernism reveals deep connections between Buddhist thought, Buddhist institutions, and national and global politics. It tracks the chaotic, fascinating history by which modernist Buddhist ideas came to be grounded in Buddhist institutions and authoritative for Buddhist communities, offering readers a compelling, ground-level view of Buddhist modernism—and traditionalism—in action.
On Understanding Japanese Religion
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Author : Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 1987-10-21
On Understanding Japanese Religion written by Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-10-21 with History categories.
Joseph Kitagawa, one of the founders of the field of history of religions and an eminent scholar of the religions of Japan, published his classic book Religion in Japanese History in 1966. Since then, he has written a number of extremely influential essays that illustrate approaches to the study of Japanese religious phenomena. To date, these essays have remained scattered in various scholarly journals. This book makes available nineteen of these articles, important contributions to our understanding of Japan's intricate combination of indigenous Shinto, Confucianism, Taoism, the Yin-Yang School, Buddhism, and folk religion. In sections on prehistory, the historic development of Japanese religion, the Shinto tradition, the Buddhist tradition, and the modem phase of the Japanese religious tradition, the author develops a number of valuable methodological approaches. The volume also includes an appendix on Buddhism in America. Asserting that the study of Japanese religion is more than an umbrella term covering investigations of separate traditions, Professor Kitagawa approaches the subject from an interdisciplinary standpoint. Skillfully combining political, cultural, and social history, he depicts a Japan that seems a microcosm of the religious experience of humankind.