The Bloomsbury Shinto Series, created and edited by Fabio Rambelli, a UC Santa Barbara professor of religious studies and of East Asian languages and cultural studies, has published its first book in ...

Shinto became the glue that bound the Japanese people together with a powerful mix of devotion to kami, ancestor-worship, and group loyalty to family and nation. Shinto's 'non-religious' period.

State Shinto State Shinto. When Shinto was reconstructed in 1868 the Imperial legend was moved centre stage, and Amaterasu - who until then was only revered in parts of Japan - was promoted to be ...

A Shinto priest explains the ancient Japanese religion – and the crucial, often forgotten role women played in keeping it alive after World War II.

Shinto is the native religious tradition of Japan. I think it's easy to see visual signs of it throughout Japan, from the shrines (jinja) to the gates (torii). But what I was interested in finding out ...

Shinto has long been a part of Abe’s politics and continues to be so for the LDP. What is Shinto? Shinto is one of Japan’s two major religions, along with Buddhism.

Shinto officials at Japan’s Jinja Honchō (Association of Shinto Shrines) reckon the country has around 80,000 public shrines. In the United States, there are maybe a dozen — most of them in ...

As a G7 summit nears in Hiroshima, Japan is under pressure to show greater support for equality. A national Shinto group has spread a more hostile message. By Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida Reporting ...

Ageuma Shinji, a Shinto ritual, is held at the shrine on May 4 and 5 every year. Horses carrying young riders in traditional warrior attire rush up the steep slope during the festival.