Biodiversity and Spiritual Well-beingBiodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change, 2019
Biodiversity and Spiritual Well-beingCategory: Green issues (Page 2 of 16)
Biodiversity and Spiritual Well-being
Here’s a treat for anyone attracted by the animist aspects of Shinto. It’s part of a series of short videos called Wander by filmmaker Beau Kerouac to give quarantined people a virtual sense of parks and cultural sites, accompanied by … Read the rest
Earth Day celebrations on April 22 this year were sadly overshadowed by the Corona crisis. The news and social media were dominated by the virus, and ecological concerns were pushed aside.
However, one Shinto shrine that bucked the trend showed … Read the rest
Yellow Boat
Kifune Shrine to the north of Kyoto stands in the village of Kibune, which is why many Japanese mistakenly call it Kibune Jinja. The shrine however insists on the proper pronunciation of Kifune – … Read the rest
It’s a question that has vexed many a person over the years. Is Shinto a religion or a way of life? It begs a further question: does it matter? At certain times in history it’s been a matter of vital … Read the rest
The Dutch academic, Aike Rots, is a world authority on the greenness of Shinto, so it’s worth paying close attention when he posts an article entitled ‘Does Shinto Offer a Viable Model for Environmental Sustainability?’.
In a carefully constructed survey … Read the rest
Oceans, Forests, and Kami: Environment, Location, and Spirituality in Miyazaki’s Films By Anna Blagrove, University of East Anglia PhD Researcher
(The following is the outline of a longer paper which … Read the rest