Shinto

'Shinto: A Short History is a benchmark publication in Shinto studies.' - Monumenta Nipponica 'This book should have wide appeal to teachers of East Asian relgions as a detailed textbook for upper-level undergraduates and taught postgraduates, as well as being a useful resource for scholars. The use of the concept of 'religious tradition' as an analytical framework is an important contribtution and gives much food for thought for all scholars of religious studies.' Social Anthropology 'Shinto: A Short History is a benchmark publication in Shinto studies.' - Monumenta Nipponica 'This book should have wide appeal to teachers of East Asian relgions as a detailed textbook for upper-level undergraduates and taught postgraduates, as well as being a useful resource for scholars. The use of the concept of 'religious tradition' as an analytical framework is an important contribtution and gives much food for thought for all scholars of religious studies.' Social Anthropology

Mark Teeuwen teaches at the University of Oslo, Norway. His specialisation is the history of Japanese religion. He has published extensively on the history of Shinto and kami worship within this field. John Breen teaches at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He specialises in cultural history and has published widely on politics and religion in modern Japan. Inoue Nobutaka teaches at Kokugakuin University in Tokyo, where he is a central member of the newly created Faculty of Shinto Studies. His field is sociology of religion. He is widely recognised as one of the foremost experts on Japanese New Religions in general, and sect Shinto in particular.

Translators' introduction Introduction What is Shinto? 1. Ancient and Classical Japan: The Dawn of Shinto 2. The Medieval Period: The Kami Merge with Buddhism 3. The Early Modern Period: In Search of a Shinto Identity 4. The Modern Age: Shinto Confronts Modernity Index