Comments on: Shinto and Japan http://socyberty.com/religion/shinto-and-japan/ Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:01:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joe Nemo http://socyberty.com/religion/shinto-and-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-79555 Joe Nemo Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:16:30 +0000 http://socyberty.com/religion/shinto-and-japan/#comment-79555 I really like this peace .... i learned alot thank you I really like this peace …. i learned alot thank you

]]> By: John Dougill http://socyberty.com/religion/shinto-and-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-79553 John Dougill Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:49:15 +0000 http://socyberty.com/religion/shinto-and-japan/#comment-79553 I like this piece a lot, as it seems to me the shamanistic roots of Shinto are much overlooked in the literature. It strikes me this may be for two reasons: a reluctance by the Japanese to be 'tarnished' with the brush of primitivism, for after the Meiji Restoration they were eager to be seen as civilised in the eyes of the West and their religion as on a par with 'the superior' Western model. Another factor may be the desire for uniqueness and a reluctance to ascribe the roots of the religion to East Asia and Koreans. Whatever the reasons, while Taoism and Confucianism are often mentioned by Japanese scholars, there is very little acknowledgement of the shamanistic origins, merely reference to animism. <br /> <br /> It would be nice if the author's name could be known..... <br /> I like this piece a lot, as it seems to me the shamanistic roots of Shinto are much overlooked in the literature. It strikes me this may be for two reasons: a reluctance by the Japanese to be ‘tarnished’ with the brush of primitivism, for after the Meiji Restoration they were eager to be seen as civilised in the eyes of the West and their religion as on a par with ‘the superior’ Western model. Another factor may be the desire for uniqueness and a reluctance to ascribe the roots of the religion to East Asia and Koreans. Whatever the reasons, while Taoism and Confucianism are often mentioned by Japanese scholars, there is very little acknowledgement of the shamanistic origins, merely reference to animism.

It would be nice if the author’s name could be known…..

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