{"product_id":"defining-shinto-hardback","title":"Defining Shinto - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book provides key official documents alongside political, religious-philosophical, and historical essays, illustrating how the term \"Shinto\" has metamorphosed terminologically from Japan’s emergence as a modern nation state in the late 19th century to the postmodern Japan of today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shinto\" is one of the most contested categories in the field of Japanese religious studies. While the term \"Shinto\" has a long history in the pre-modern period, this volume focuses on how the term has evolved in modern Japan. Divided into five parts, the book covers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eShinto and the modern Japanese nation state\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePre-war Japanese intellectuals on Shinto\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eShinto and ultra-nationalism of the 1930s and 1940s\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ePost-war reforms and reformulations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eContemporary ways of defining Shinto\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting a wealth of documents, most of which have been translated here for the first time, the book is an invaluable resource for scholars and students of Japanese religion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45565172941038,"sku":"9781844658374","price":374.85,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9781844658374.jpg?v=1720676201","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/defining-shinto-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}