The origin of modern Shinto in Japan : the vanquished gods of Izumo

The origin of modern Shinto in Japan : the vanquished gods of Izumo /

"Yijiang Zhong analyses the formation of Shinto as a complex and diverse religious tradition in early modern Japan, 1600-1868. Highlighting the role of the god Okuninushi and the mythology centered on the Izumo Shrine in western Japan as part of this process, he shows how and why this god came...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhong, Yijiang (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Series:Bloomsbury Shinto studies.
Subjects:
To 1868
Ōkuninushi no kami.
Shinto > History > To 1868.
Shinto.
Religion.
Japan > Religion > 1600-1868.
Japan.
History.
Online Access:Connect to this title online
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note:
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note on Text/Translation
  • Introduction
  • 1: Resurrecting the Great Lord of the Land
  • 2: The Month without the Gods
  • 3: True Pillar of the Soul
  • 4: Converting Japan
  • 5: Competing Ways of the Gods
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography.

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