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  • Aikido Ground Fighting

    Grappling and Submission Techniques

    Aikido Ground Fighting presents effective ground techniques that remain true to aikido founder Morehei Ueshiba's teachings while addressing a potential weakness in the system: while aikido is renowned for its submission and compliance techniques as well as grappling from a standing position, it is not known for its effectiveness when it comes to ground fighting. Aikido Ground Fighting is a unique ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Shinto Cult

    A Christian Study of the Ancient Religion of Japan

    This edition features a linked Table of Contents and FootnotesCONTENTSThe CountryIs Shinto a Religion?Origin and Relative Age of the PeopleMeaning of the Term ShintoSources of InformationJapanese Cosmogony and MythologyThe Japanese a Self-centered PeopleEssence of the Shinto CultThe Great SanctuariesFive Noteworthy Objects Connected with the WorshipThe Ancestor Worship<... ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Essence of Shinto

    Japan's Spiritual Heart

    In The Essence of Shinto, revered Shinto master Motohisa Yamakage explains the core values of Shinto and explores both basic tenets and its more esoteric points in terms readily accessible to the modern Western reader. He shows how the long history of Shintoism is deeply woven into the fabric of Japanese spirituality and mythology--indeed, it is regarded as Japan’s very spiritual roots--and ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Shinto the Kami Way

    "An excellently rounded introduction by an eminent Shinto scholar."--Library JournalShinto, the indigenous faith of the Japanese people, continues to fascinate and mystify both the casual visitor to Japan and the long-time resident. Relatively unknown among the religions of the world, Shinto: The Kami Way provides an enlightening window into this Japanese faith.In its general aspects, Shinto is ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Nihongi

    Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697

    by Yasumaro no O ...
    The Nihon Shoki, translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history. The book is also called the Nihongi (The Japanese Chronicles). It is more elaborate and detailed than the Kojiki, the oldest book, and has proven to be an important tool for historians and archaeologists as it includes the most complete historical record of ancient Japan. The Nihongi ... Read more

    $2.62 USD

  • Shinto

    A History

    Distinguished scholar of Japanese religions and culture Helen Hardacre offers the first comprehensive history of Shinto, the ancient and vibrant tradition whose colorful rituals are still practiced today. Under the ideal of Shinto, a divinely descended emperor governs through rituals offered to deities called Kami. These rituals are practiced in innumerable shrines across the realm, so that local ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • The Kojiki

    An Account of Ancient Matters

    Translated by Gustav Heldt ...
    Series series Translations from the Asian Classics
    Japan's oldest surviving narrative, the eighth-century Kojiki, chronicles the mythical origins of its islands and their ruling dynasty through a diverse array of genealogies, tales, and songs that have helped to shape the modern nation's views of its ancient past. Gustav Heldt's engaging new translation of this revered classic aims to make the Kojiki accessible to contemporary readers while ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Religion of the Samurai

    The object of this little book is to show how the Mahayanistic view of life and of the world differs markedly from that of Hinayanism, which is generally taken as Buddhism by Westerners, to explain how the religion of Buddha has adapted itself to its environment in the Far East, and also to throw light on the existing state of the spiritual life of modern Japan. ... Read more

    $2.62 USD

  • Seven Lucky Gods of Japan

    by Reiko Chiba ...
    This Japanese Shinto book profiles each of the "Seven Luck Gods"--important deities in Japanese culture.The Seven Lucky Gods of Japan are a group of deities whose origins stem from Indian, Chinese, and indigenous Japanese gods of fortune. Not all of the gods are mythical beings. One of them is an actual historical person. Each of the seven gods has been recognized as a deity for more than a ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • 青経巻 「南無妙法蓮華経 朝夕のおつとめ」

    南無妙法蓮華経 朝夕のおつとめ

    Series series 法華経
    久保角太郎と法華経の菩薩行角太郎の考えた菩薩行とは、人間一人一人が一切衆生の個々の思い、個々の苦悩や喜び一つ一つに耳を傾け、それに共感し、そこからその思いを仏法によって昇華させ、一人一人が菩薩としての道を歩めるようにしようというものであった。その道は生者のみならず、死者にも開かれたものであるべきだとされた。そして、個々の死者とのコミュニケーションの手段として、シャーマニズム的な手法を取り入れようとした。つまり、個々の死者の思いや苦悩をシャーマンを通じて聞き出し、対話を通じて仏法によって説得・教化し、その後の法華経による供養により、苦しみから解放し仏道に目覚めてもらおうという趣旨であった。角太郎は実兄の小谷安吉とその妻であった小谷喜美らを新たな同志として、昭和2年より赤坂に拠点を置いて(通称:赤坂霊友会)激しい修行に打ち込み、西田無学が創案した、無量義経と仏説観普賢菩薩行法経からの抜粋が中心であった経巻に ... Read more

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  • Shintoism: The Indigenous Religion of Japan

    Originally published in 1934, this book contains a wealth of information on Shintoism, the indigenous religion of Japan, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any with an interest in Japanese culture and religion. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shinto, Nature and Ideology in Contemporary Japan

    Making Sacred Forests

    by Aike P. Rots ...
    Series series Bloomsbury Shinto Studies
    Shinto, Nature and Ideology in Contemporary Japan is the first systematic study of Shinto's environmental turn. The book traces the development in recent decades of the idea of Shinto as an 'ancient nature religion,' and a resource for overcoming environmental problems. The volume shows how these ideas gradually achieved popularity among scientists, priests, Shinto-related new religious movements ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • The Japanese Tradition of Daruma Doll

    by Pinky Toky ...
    The Daruma doll is also known as Dharma doll. Its design is rich in symbolism, and is regarded as a good luck charm by the Japanese. There is an eye-painting custom associated with Daruma doll. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Japanese folklore and yokai

    Kitsune, little stories and legends of Japan

    The Kitsune of Japanese folklore is at the origin of many stories and little tales very appreciated in the Land of the Rising Sun.With this book, you will discover how the image of the Kitsune is used both in religious conflicts and to explain the symptoms of an unknown disease.It is through more than a hundred stories, testimonies and religious facts that you will discover the Kitsune in all its ... Read more

    $6.65 USD

  • Shinto - Simple Guides

    Series series Simple Guides
    This book will help you to appreciate the significance of Japan's own religion in everyday life to recognize the key traditions and festivals (matsuri) of the Shinto year to understand what you will see at Shinto shrines and in Shinto ritual to gain insights into the controversies surrounding Shinto, politics, and nationalism.Access the world's religions with Simple Guides: Religion a series of ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shinto Norito

    A Book of Prayers

    This book presents, for the first time, a collection of ancient Japanese Shinto prayers in a format where English speaking readers can both understand the deep meaning of the translated text and can also pronounce the original Japanese words.Shinto is an ancient spiritual tradition, primarily practiced in Japan, which is now spreading its traditions to the western world. Its primordial rituals and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Shinto Norito

    A Book of Prayers

    This book presents, for the first time, a collection of ancient Japanese Shinto prayers in a format where English speaking readers can both understand the deep meaning of the translated text and can also pronounce the original Japanese words.Shinto is an ancient spiritual tradition, primarily practiced in Japan, which is now spreading its traditions to the western world. Its primordial rituals and ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Occult Japan

    The Way of the Gods: Study of Japanese Personality and Possession

    Occult Japan is an esoteric study of Japanese personality and possession based on Japan's indigenous religion, Shinto, and other aspects of Japanese culture, history and heritage. Shinto, also known as "The Way of the Gods," revolves around the kami ("gods" or "spirits"), supernatural entities believed to inhabit all things. The kami are worshiped at kamidana household shrines, family shrines, and ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Mythological Japanese Tanuki

    by Pinky Toky ...
    The mythological tanuki was originally depicted as an evil and mischievous animal. After centuries of evolution, it has been turned into a lovable icon of luck and wealth. Tanuki statues are popular souvenirs of Japan. ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Culture of Secrecy in Japanese Religion

    The Japanese Middle Ages were a period when forms of secrecy dominated religious practice. This fascinating collection traces out the secret characteristics and practices in Japanese religion, as well as analyzing the decline of religious esotericism in Japan.The essays in this impressive work refer to Esoteric Buddhism as the core of Japan’s "culture of secrecy". Esoteric Buddhism developed in ... Read more

    $56.99 USD

  • Shinto: the Way of the Gods

    by W. G. Aston ...
    Nature deities seldom confine themselves to their proper nature functions. Shinto exhibits an increasing tendency to recognize in them a providence that influences human affairs. Even in the older Shinto there are examples of the Gods exercising a providential care for mankind outside of their proper spheres of action. The Sun-Goddess not only bestows light on the world, but preserves the seeds of ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Faking Liberties

    Religious Freedom in American-Occupied Japan

    Series series Class 200: New Studies in Religion
    Religious freedom is a founding tenet of the United States, and it has frequently been used to justify policies towards other nations. Such was the case in 1945 when Americans occupied Japan following World War II. Though the Japanese constitution had guaranteed freedom of religion since 1889, the United States declared that protection faulty, and when the occupation ended in 1952, they claimed to ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Book of Five Rings (Rediscovered Books)

    With linked Table of Contents

    There are various Ways. There is the Way of salvation by the law of Buddha, the Way of Confucius governing the Way of learning, the Way of healing as a doctor, as a poet teaching the Way of Waka, tea, archery, and many arts and skills. Each man practises as he feels inclined. It is said the warrior's is the twofold Way of pen and sword, and he should have a taste for both Ways. Even if a man has ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shinto The Ancient Religion of Japan

    by W. G. Aston ...
    Shinto The Ancient Religion of Japan is an excellent resource to be used for discovery of this ancient and unknown faith. ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus