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100	1		_aNelson, John K. _q(John Kenneth), _d1953-
245	1	0	_aEnduring identities : _bthe guise of Shinto in contemporary Japan / _cJohn K. Nelson.
264		1	_aHonolulu : _bUniversity of Hawai'i Press, _cc 2000.
300			_a1 online resource (ix, 324 pages) : _billustrations.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 195-317) and index.
520	8		_aAnnotation _bEnduring Identities is an attempt to understand Shinto's continuing relevance to the cultural identity of contemporary Japanese. The enduring significance of this ancient yet innovative religion is evidenced each year by the millions of Japanese who visit its shrines. They might come merely seeking a park-like setting or to make a request of the shrine's deities, asking for a marriage partner, a baby, or success at school or work; or they might come to give thanks for benefits received through the intercession of deities or to legitimate and sacralize civic and political activities. Through an investigation of one of Japan's most important and venerated Shinto shrines, Kamo Wake Ikazuchi Jinja (more commonly Kamigamo Jinja), the book addresses what appears through Western and some Asian eyes to be an exotic and incongruous blend of superstition and reason as well as a photogenic juxtaposition of present and past. Combining theoretical sophistication with extensive field-work and a deep knowledge of Japan, John Nelson documents and interprets the ancient Kyoto shrine's yearly cycle of rituals and festivals, its sanctified landscapes, and the people who make it viable. At local and regional levels, Kamigamo Shrine's ritual traditions (such as the famous Hollyhock Festival) and the strategies for their perpetuation and implementation provide points of departure for issues that anthropologists, historians, and scholars of religion will recognize as central to their disciplines. These include the formation of social memory, the role of individual agency within institutional politics, religious practice and performance, the shaping of sacred space and place, ethnic versus culturalidentity, and the politics of historical representation and cultural nationalism. Nelson links these themes through a detailed ethnography about a significant place and institution, which, until now, has been largely closed to both Japanese and foreign scholars.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aShinto.
650		0	_aShinto shrines.
650	1	7	_aSjintoïsme. _2gtt
650		7	_aShintō _zJapon. _2ram
650		7	_aTemples shintō _zJapon. _2ram
651		7	_aJapon _xReligion. _2ram
650	0	7	_aSchintoismus. _2swd
650		7	_aShinto. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01116066
650		7	_aShinto shrines. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01116126
650		7	_aBODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism _2bisacsh
650		7	_aRELIGION / Comparative Religion _2bisacsh
655		4	_aElectronic books.
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