This week, we have our first Footnote to the Revised Introduction to Japanese history, expanding on questions we didn’t get to touch on during the main series. This week, our question is: what do we know about the origins and practice of early Japanese religion, and how does it relate to what we call Shinto today?
Sources
Matsumae, Takechi. “Early Kami Worship” in The Cambridge History of Japan, Vol I: Ancient Japan
Teeuwen, Mark. “What Used to Be Called Shinto” in Japan Emerging: Premodern History to 1850
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I love this topic!! Thank you!