Shinto, the source of the Japanese spirit

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TopicSpirituality

AuthorEmiko Kieffer

PublisherÉditions Sully

Shinto is Japan’s ancestral religion. It is the Way of the Kami, which has no founder, doctrine, sacred text or dogma. It is the great invisible force that has permeated the history of the archipelago from ancient times to the present day and is the source of the Japanese spirit. ‘Our ancestors and the great outdoors have made us what we are today, and we owe them gratitude, honour and respectful awe. In this book, Emiko Kieffer presents the many manifestations of Shinto that permeate everyday life in Japan: the omnipresence of the kami, respect for nature and objects, rituals and festivals, shrines, morals, behaviour… She thus gives us a sense of what lies at the heart of Japanese culture and people, which has always intrigued the West.