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Ancient Japanese rituals and the revival of pure Shinto / [Sir Ernest Satow with Karl Florenz]
Van Pelt Library BL2224.2 .S28 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Satow, Ernest Mason, 1843-1929.
- Series:
- Kegan Paul Japan library
- The Kegan Paul Japan library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shinto--Rituals.
- Shinto.
- Shinto--Japan--History.
- History.
- Japan.
- Physical Description:
- 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Other Title:
- Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Kegan Paul, 2002.
- Summary:
- Shinto is the unique and little-known religious beliefs that flourished in Japan before the introduction of Buddhism and Confucianism, but there are many versions. Which is the pure form? After tracing Shinto's genesis and early history, Satow describes how the Ancient Way of Shinto survived centuries of foreign influence to be revived during the Meiji era, when it became the driving force behind the transformation of Japan into a world power.
- Notes:
- Facism. reprint of articles from: the Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan, First Series.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0710307500 :
- OCLC:
- 48362805
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