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Religious Studies
Where are books on Shintoism located in the library?
Shintoism: BL2216 - BL2227.8
Books in our Library
- eBook Religion Collection (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowThis unique collection features more than 7,500 e-books from trusted publishers covering a broad range of religious subjects including philosophy, ethics, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, religious texts and more.
Enduring Identities : The Guise of Shinto in Contemporary Japan by Call Number: BL2220.N45 2000ISBN: 0824821203
Essentials of Shinto : An Analytical Guide to Principal Teachings by Call Number: BL2220.P47 1994ISBN: 0313264317
Historical Dictionary of Shinto by Call Number: Ref BL2216.1P53 2002ISBN: 0810840162
Occult Japan : Shinto, Shamanism, and the Way of the Gods by Call Number: BL 220.L69 1990ISBN: 0892813067
Shinto : The Way Home by Call Number: BL2220 .K38 2004ISBN: 0824827945- A Study of Shinto: The Religion of the Japanese Nation by Call Number: BL2220 .K35 1971ISBN: 0389040703
A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine by Call Number: BL2225.N2552 S883 1996ISBN: 0295975008
Zen and Shinto: The Story of Japanese Philosophy by Call Number: B136 .F83ISBN: 0806529717
Key Databases
- ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials (EBSCO Publishing) This link opens in a new windowProvides indexing of periodicals, essay collections, church documents, papal documents and electronic resources expressly addressing the practice and intellectual tradition of Roman Catholicism. Content within its scope is selected for indexing based on enduring scholarly merit.
- Proquest-(Religion)This database provides a wide range of primarily full-text, international periodicals for diverse religious and spiritual studies, covering formal theological studies of major religions, as well as the most recent trends and scholarly thought
Shinto Texts on the Web
- Sacred Text Archive - ShintoismThis section has scriptures of the Shinto religion, as well as other texts that relate to the spirituality of Japan, which combines Shinto, Buddhism, Confucianism, Animism and other themes. There is also a collection of Ainu Texts.
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- Ainu TextsThe Ainu are Japans' largest ethnic minority. They are known for Shamanistic beliefs and practises which are considered part of the Siberian tradition. Shamanism is probably one of the sources of Shinto, the indigenous religion of the ethnic Japanese.
Shintoism Online
DVD Resource
- Shinto Nature, Gods, and Man in Japan by Call Number: DVD BL2220 .S54