05058cam a2200805Ki 4500 ocn925522526 OCoLC 20200709060419.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 151020s1996 wauabf ob s001 0 eng d 95023257 N$T eng rda pn N$T IDEBK YDXCP EBLCP IDB VLB OCLCO OCL OCLCQ IGB OCLCO AGLDB D6H CN8ML CUY MERUC ICG ZCU INARC VNS OCLCQ VTS VT2 MOR OCLCF COCUF LOA K6U STF COO OCLCQ OCLCO WYU S9I OCLCQ OCLCO DKC OCLCQ UX1 JSTOR 935254863 988421658 988485463 1058832906 1101718409 9780295997698 (electronic bk.) 0295997699 (electronic bk.) 0295974990 9780295974996 0295975008 9780295975009 1082372 (N$T) (OCoLC)925522526 (OCoLC)935254863 (OCoLC)988421658 (OCoLC)988485463 (OCoLC)1058832906 (OCoLC)1101718409 22573/ctvct8vcz JSTOR a-ja--- BL2225.N2552 S883 1996eb OCC 036020 bisacsh REL 017000 bisacsh SOC 002010 bisacsh 299/.56135/095224 22 11.87 bcl BE 8354 rvk MAIN Nelson, John K. (John Kenneth), 1953- A year in the life of a Shinto shrine / John K. Nelson. Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1996. 1 online resource (viii, 286 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-279) and index. 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. 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, other shrine personnel, and people attending shrine functions supplement John K. Nelson's observations of over fifty shrine rituals and festivals. He elicits their views on the meaning and personal relevance of the religious events and the place of Shinto and Suwa Shrine in Japanese society, culture, and politics. Nelson focuses on the very human side of an ancient institution and provides a detailed look at beliefs and practices that, although grounded in natural cycles, are nonetheless meaningful in late-twentieth-century Japanese society. Print version record. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Suwa Jinja (Nagasaki-shi, Japan) Suwa Jinja (Nagasaki-shi, Japan) fast (OCoLC)fst00599539 Religious life Shinto. Shinto Customs and practices. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Spirituality Paganism & Neo-Paganism. bisacsh RELIGION Comparative Religion. bisacsh Religious life Shinto. fast (OCoLC)fst01094132 Shinto Customs and practices. fast (OCoLC)fst01116068 Sjintoïsme. gtt Heiligdommen. gtt Schintoismus gnd Vie religieuse Shintō. ram Shintō Coutumes et pratiques. ram Nagasaki (Japon) Temples. ram SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Nelson, John K. (John Kenneth), 1953- Year in the life of a Shinto shrine 0295974990 (DLC) 95023257 (OCoLC)32746598 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1082372 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL4305996 EBSCOhost EBSC 1082372 ProQuest MyiLibrary Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis32933162 Internet Archive INAR yearinlifeofs00nels YBP Library Services YANK 12654877 92 N$T 56549 56549