{"product_id":"defining-shinto-a-reader-1","title":"Defining Shinto","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book provides key official documents alongside political, religious-philosophical, and historical essays, illustrating how the term \"Shinto\" has metamorphosed terminologically from Japan’s emergence as a modern nation state in the late 19th century to the postmodern Japan of today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shinto\" is one of the most contested categories in the field of Japanese religious studies. While the term \"Shinto\" has a long history in the pre-modern period, this volume focuses on how the term has evolved in modern Japan. Divided into five parts, the book covers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShinto and the modern Japanese nation state\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePre-war Japanese intellectuals on Shinto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShinto and ultra-nationalism of the 1930s and 1940s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePost-war reforms and reformulations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContemporary ways of defining Shinto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting a wealth of documents, most of which have been translated here for the first time, the book is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of Japanese religion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54186622878040,"sku":null,"price":64.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781844658381.jpg?v=1768633231","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/defining-shinto-a-reader-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}