Ono's text introduce the reader to two millennia of indigenous Japanese belief in the kami and communal life. Further examination of Shinto's lively festivals, worship, music, and sacred regalia illustrates Shinto's influence on all levels of Japanese life.įifteen photographs, numerous drawings and Dr. In its general aspects, Shinto is more than a religious faith. Relatively unknown among the religions of the world, Shinto: The Kami Way provides an enlightening window into this Japanese faith. This introduction unveils Shinto's spiritual characteristics and discusses the architecture and function of Shinto shrines. Shinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor to Japan and the long-time resident. Shinto is both a personal faith in the kami-objects of worship in Shinto and an honorific for noble, sacred spirits-and a communal way of life according to the mind of the kami. It has been used to describe mind, God, supreme being, one of the Shinto deities, an effigy, a. It is an amalgam of attitudes, ideas, and ways of doing things that through two millennia and more have become an integral part of the manner of the Japanese people. Kami is the Japanese word for a deity, divinity, or spirit. Showing 1-50 of 182 Shinto: The Kami Way (Paperback) by Sokyo Ono (shelved 22 times as shinto) avg rating 3.

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Relatively unknown among the religions of the world, Shinto: The Kami Way provides an enlightening window into this Japanese faith. : Shinto the Kami Way (9780804819602) by Ono Ph.D., Sokyo Woodward, William P.

Shinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor to Japan and the long-time resident. 'An excellently rounded introduction by an eminent Shinto scholar.'- Library Journal

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