1st Edition

Studies In Shinto & Shrines

By R. A. B. Ponsonby-Fane Copyright 2005
    666 Pages
    by Routledge

    664 Pages
    by Routledge

    First Published in 2005. Written by one of the leading scholars on Japanese culture, this focus of this collection of papers centres on Shinto rites and festivals and shrine buildings. Among the topics covered are the imperial family and Shinto, the three great emperors, Yatagarasu, Yasoshima-No-Matsuri and Kamo Gejo Ryosha. Eleven shrines are discussed in detail, including Tatsuta Jinja, Aso Jinja and Suminoe-No-Okami. Readers will enjoy the book's fascinating subject matter, clear presentation and entertaining style.

    I. THE IMPERIAL FAMILY AND SHINTO III THREE GREAT EMPERORS III YATAGARASU IVYASHOSHIMA-NO-MATSURI V KWAMPEI TAISHA TO SONO GOSAIJIN OR THE FIRST-CLASS GOVERNENT SHRINES AND THEIR DEITIES VII KAMO GEJO RYOSHA VIIOYAMATO JINJA (SHRINE) VII OYAMATO JINJA (SHRINE) VIII TATSUTA JINJA (SHRINE) IX NIBUKAWAKAMI JINJA (SHRINE) X HIRAOKA JINJA (SHRINE) XI SUMINOE-NO-OKAMI XII. IKUKUNITAMA JINJA (SHRINE) XIII HIKAWA JINJA (SHRINE) XIV MISHIMA JINJA (SHRINE) XV THE HISTORY OF ATSUTA JINGU (SHRINE) XVI ASAMA JINJA (SHRINE) XVII ASO JINJA (SHRINE) XVIII ASUKANIMASU JINJA (SHRINE)

    Biography

    Richard A. B. Ponsonby-Fane