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The text is 50 volumes in lengths and is organized by department: volumes 1–10: Department of Worship: In addition to regulating ceremonials including Daijyō-sai (the first Niiname-sai following the accession of a new emperor) and worship at Ise Grand Shrine and Saikū, this section of the Engishiki recorded liturgical texts, listed all 2,861 Shinto shrines existing at the time, except for ...
The Kojiki was written first in 711. It is the oldest surviving Japanese book. [11] [12] It is believed that the compilation of various genealogical and anecdotal histories of the imperial (Yamato) court and prominent clans began during the reigns of Emperors Keitai and Kinmei in the 6th century, with the first concerted effort at historical compilation of which we have record being the one ...
Shinto is a religion native to Japan with a centuries'-long history tied to various influences in origin. [1]Although historians debate [citation needed] the point at which it is suitable to begin referring to Shinto as a distinct religion, kami veneration has been traced back to Japan's Yayoi period (300 BC to AD 300).
Gunsho Ruijū (群書類従) is a collection of old Japanese books on Japanese literature and history assembled by Hanawa Hokiichi (塙保己一) with the support of the bakufu. It has several sections separated in genres such as Shinto (the native Japanese religion) or waka poetry. A short list is below: Shinto documents; Imperial documents
Shinto: The Kami Way. Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-0804835572; Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen (2010). A New History of Shinto. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1405155168; Rankin, Aidan (2011). Shinto: A Celebration of Life. Mantra Books. ISBN 978-1846944383; Yamakage, Motohisa (2012). The Essence of Shinto: Japan's Spiritual Heart. Kodansha International.
Following the print version, Inoue developed an online version of Encyclopedia of Shinto. [4] Other publications include Shinto: A Short History, 2003, Taylor & Francis, co-authored with Endo Jun, Mori Mizue, Ito Satoshi; [5] [6] Folk Beliefs in Modern Japan, 1994, Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Kokugakuin University. [7]
A torii gateway to the Yobito Shrine (Yobito-jinja) in Abashiri City, HokkaidoThere is no universally agreed definition of Shinto. [2] According to Joseph Cali and John Dougill, if there was "one single, broad definition of Shinto" that could be put forward, it would be that "Shinto is a belief in kami", the supernatural entities at the centre of the religion. [3]
Japanese Historical Text Initiative (JHTI) is a searchable online database of Japanese historical documents and English translations. It is part of the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of California at Berkeley .