Shinto : the way home /
Thomas P. Kasulis.
- 1 online resource (xx, 184 pages)
- Dimensions of Asian spirituality .
- Dimensions of Asian spirituality. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages [173]-174) and index.
Entering through the torii -- Everyday connectedness -- Ancient Shinto (prehistory-794) : the trailblazers -- From Nara to Norinaga (794-1801) : the pathfinders -- All roads lead to Tokyo (1801-2002) : the highway engineers -- The way home.
Scholarly studies on Shinto usually focus only on 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 explains how these different aspects interrelate.