A year in the life of a Shinto shrine /
Nelson, John K. 1953-
A year in the life of a Shinto shrine / John K. Nelson. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1996. - 1 online resource (viii, 286 p., [16] p. of plates )
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-279) and index.
Frames and focuses. -- Historical momentums. -- The Kami. -- Ritual and ceremony: an overview. -- Finding the measure. -- Head priest Uesugi. -- Spring. Beans versus demons ; On becoming a priest: Matsumoto-san's version ; Backstage at the Dolls' Day Festival ; Judgment by scalding water ; Festival for fecundity. -- Summer. Being dirty, getting clean, and the ritual of great purification ; "I shouldn't be telling you this, but ..." ; A woman's place is the shrine. -- Autumn. Okunchi: a city's heart and soul ; Children and silk ; Thanksgiving for new rice. -- Winter. On spirit, geomancy, and sake ; Sanctifying the earth ; Three rites for ending and beginning the year ; To be an adult. -- Conclusion. -- Appendix 1: The rituals and festivals of Suwa Shrine. -- Appendix 2: Map and guide to the Shrine Precincts.
What we today call Shinto has been at the heart of Japanese culture for almost as long as there has been political entity distinguishing itself as Japan. A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine describes the ritual cycle at Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki's major Shinto shrine. Conversations with priests, other shrine personnel, and people attending shrine functions supplement John K. Nelson's observations of over fifty shrine rituals and festivals. He elicits their views on the meaning and personal relevance of the religious events and the place of Shinto and Suwa Shrine in Japanese society, culture, and politics. Nelson focuses on the very human side of an ancient institution and provides a detailed look at beliefs and practices that, although grounded in natural cycles, are nonetheless meaningful in late-twentieth-century Japanese society.
9780295997698 ebook 0295997699
22573/ctvct8vcz JSTOR
2021700681
Suwa Jinja (Nagasaki-shi, Japan)
Suwa Jinja (Nagasaki-shi, Japan)
Religious life--Shinto.
Shinto--Customs and practices.
Shintō--Coutumes et pratiques.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
Religious life--Shinto.
Shinto--Customs and practices.
Schintoismus
Sjintoïsme.
Heiligdommen.
Vie religieuse--Shintō.
Shintō--Coutumes et pratiques.
Nagasaki (Japon)--Temples.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BL2225.N2552
299/.56135/095224
A year in the life of a Shinto shrine / John K. Nelson. - Seattle : University of Washington Press, 1996. - 1 online resource (viii, 286 p., [16] p. of plates )
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-279) and index.
Frames and focuses. -- Historical momentums. -- The Kami. -- Ritual and ceremony: an overview. -- Finding the measure. -- Head priest Uesugi. -- Spring. Beans versus demons ; On becoming a priest: Matsumoto-san's version ; Backstage at the Dolls' Day Festival ; Judgment by scalding water ; Festival for fecundity. -- Summer. Being dirty, getting clean, and the ritual of great purification ; "I shouldn't be telling you this, but ..." ; A woman's place is the shrine. -- Autumn. Okunchi: a city's heart and soul ; Children and silk ; Thanksgiving for new rice. -- Winter. On spirit, geomancy, and sake ; Sanctifying the earth ; Three rites for ending and beginning the year ; To be an adult. -- Conclusion. -- Appendix 1: The rituals and festivals of Suwa Shrine. -- Appendix 2: Map and guide to the Shrine Precincts.
What we today call Shinto has been at the heart of Japanese culture for almost as long as there has been political entity distinguishing itself as Japan. A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine describes the ritual cycle at Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki's major Shinto shrine. Conversations with priests, other shrine personnel, and people attending shrine functions supplement John K. Nelson's observations of over fifty shrine rituals and festivals. He elicits their views on the meaning and personal relevance of the religious events and the place of Shinto and Suwa Shrine in Japanese society, culture, and politics. Nelson focuses on the very human side of an ancient institution and provides a detailed look at beliefs and practices that, although grounded in natural cycles, are nonetheless meaningful in late-twentieth-century Japanese society.
9780295997698 ebook 0295997699
22573/ctvct8vcz JSTOR
2021700681
Suwa Jinja (Nagasaki-shi, Japan)
Suwa Jinja (Nagasaki-shi, Japan)
Religious life--Shinto.
Shinto--Customs and practices.
Shintō--Coutumes et pratiques.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Spirituality--Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
Religious life--Shinto.
Shinto--Customs and practices.
Schintoismus
Sjintoïsme.
Heiligdommen.
Vie religieuse--Shintō.
Shintō--Coutumes et pratiques.
Nagasaki (Japon)--Temples.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BL2225.N2552
299/.56135/095224