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2) Shinto
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English
Description
Developed in prehistoric times, Shinto is the true expression of what it means to be Japanese. Less a formal religious statement than a deeply ingrained way of life, the rituals, traditions, and values of Shinto have both shaped and been shaped by Japanese culture.
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Series
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1991"
Helen Hardacre, a leading scholar of religious life in modern Japan, examines the Japanese state's involvement in and manipulation of shinto from the Meiji Restoration to the present. Nowhere else in modern history do we find so pronounced an example of government sponsorship of a religion as in Japan's support of shinto. How did that sponsorship come about and how was it maintained? How was...
6) Shinto
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Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.8 - AR Pts: 6
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English
Description
Discusses historical origins, the teachings, practices, spread of Shinto into modern times.
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Momo Arashima ; 1
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English
Description
"All Momo wants for her twelfth birthay is an ordinary life, but instead she finds out she is half human, half goddess and must unlock her divine powers to save her mother's life and keep countless evil spirits from escaping Yomi, the land of the dead."--
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Distinguished scholar of Japanese religion and culture Helen Hardacre offers the first comprehensive history of Shinto, the ancient and still vibrant tradition whose colorful rituals are practiced today. Under the ideal of Shinto, a divinely descended emperor governs through rituals offered to deities called Kami. These rituals are practiced in innumerable shrines across the realm, so that local rites mirror the monarch's ceremonies. Through this...
12) I am Shinto
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Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
1996.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young Japanese-American girl living in Honolulu with her family describes the beliefs and ceremonies of Shintoism.
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Publisher
Bridgeway Press
Pub. Date
1962.
Language
English
Description
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...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
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English
Description
"Seventeen-year-old Kira Fujikawa has never had it easy. She's bullied by the popular girls in school. Her parents ignore her. And she's also plagued with a secret: She can see yokai, the ghosts and demons that haunt the streets of Kyoto. But things accelerate from bad to worse when she learns that Shuten-doji, the demon king, will rise at the next blood moon to hunt down an ancient relic and bring the world to a catastrophic end. Not exactly skilled...
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English
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Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local diety! New Year's is coming up, and that means the Mikage Shrine needs to send a representative to greet the toshigami,...
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Momo Arashima ; 2
Publisher
Labyrinth Road
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When kids begin to disappear, Momo teams up with the magical fox spirit, Niko, and her friends to confront a dangerous enemy from Shinto legend, Tamamo-no-mae, and embark on a quest to the Sky Kingdom to steal the legendary Mirror of the Sun to save their world."--