Thanks to Green Shinto reader, Aaron Carson, for drawing our attention to a 1959 film of Japanese mythology which is available with English subtitles at … Read the rest
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Donald Richie was one of three American giants of Japanese culture in the postwar years, together with Donald Keene and Edward Seidensticker. He came … 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
Leading Shinto scholar Mark Teeuwen, has written several influential books on matters related to Japan’s indigenous faith. He’s known in particular for disputing the idea that there was such a thing as ‘Shinto’ in Japan’s ancient past, but that
1) Could you tell us how you came to be a Konkokyo priestess?
It’s a bit of a long story, but the beginnings were when I met the Konkokyo shrine in Toronto in April 2011. I had practiced Jinja Shinto
News comes of an exciting double book launch featuring two books Green Shinto has been keenly anticipating, presented by three progressive thinkers on Shinto matters. This comes courtesy of the Bloomsbury Shinto series, an exciting venture publicising scholarly books about … Read the rest
Last November, thanks to Christopher Mayo, Green Shinto carried news of a study programme taking place at Kogakkan University this year in Feb-March. Now I’m delighted to say that one of our readers has posted news that not only is … Read the rest