Breen , John , 1956 -

A New History of Shinto / John Breen and Mark Teeuwen - Chichester ; Malden , MA : Wiley-Blackwell , 2010 - X , 264 Pages : Illustrations , maps ; 22 cm - Blackwell brief histories of religion series . - Blackwell brief histories of religion .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An alternative approach to the history of Shinto -- Kami shrines, myths, and rituals in premodern times -- The history of a shrine : Hie -- The history of a myth : the sun-goddess and the rock-cave -- The Daijōsai : a "Shinto" rite of imperial accession 168 -- Issues in contemporary Shinto.

9781405155151 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1405155159 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781405155168 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405155167 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Shinto--History

BL2218 / .B74 2010