A year in the life of a Shinto shrine /

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What we today call Shinto has been at the heart of Japanese culture for almost as long as there has been political entity distinguishing itself as Japan. A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine describes the ritual cycle at Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki's major Shinto shrine. Conversations with priests,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nelson, John K. (John Kenneth), 1953- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1996.
Colección:ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Temas:
Suwa Jinja (Nagasaki-shi, Japan)
Religious life > Shinto.
Shinto > Customs and practices.
Shintō > Coutumes et pratiques.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Schintoismus
Sjintoïsme.
Heiligdommen.
Vie religieuse > Shintō.
Nagasaki (Japon) > Temples.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frames and focuses.
  • Historical momentums.
  • The Kami.
  • Ritual and ceremony: an overview.
  • Finding the measure.
  • Head priest Uesugi.
  • Spring. Beans versus demons ; On becoming a priest: Matsumoto-san's version ; Backstage at the Dolls' Day Festival ; Judgment by scalding water ; Festival for fecundity.
  • Summer. Being dirty, getting clean, and the ritual of great purification ; "I shouldn't be telling you this, but ..." ; A woman's place is the shrine.
  • Autumn. Okunchi: a city's heart and soul ; Children and silk ; Thanksgiving for new rice.
  • Winter. On spirit, geomancy, and sake ; Sanctifying the earth ; Three rites for ending and beginning the year ; To be an adult.
  • Conclusion.
  • Appendix 1: The rituals and festivals of Suwa Shrine.
  • Appendix 2: Map and guide to the Shrine Precincts.

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