Shinto as a Religion for the Warrior Class: The Case of Yoshikawa Koretaru
This article deals with developments of Shinto in the seventeenth century, focussing on the school of Yoshikawa Shinto. It is presented as an example of the coalition between Shinto and Neo-Confucianism intellectuals typical for that time. Pointing out the medieval predecessors of this coalition, th...
| Published in: | Japanese journal of religious studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2002]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2002, Volume: 29, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 299-324 |
| Further subjects: | B
Deification
B Shinto ethics B Shrine Shinto B Buddhism B Religious Studies B Priests B Sons B Religious rituals B Buddhist ethics |
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| Summary: | This article deals with developments of Shinto in the seventeenth century, focussing on the school of Yoshikawa Shinto. It is presented as an example of the coalition between Shinto and Neo-Confucianism intellectuals typical for that time. Pointing out the medieval predecessors of this coalition, the article argues that the theological ideas of Yoshikawa Shinto were much more indebted to medieval Shinto than is generally assumed. This is demonstrated by a doctrinal comparison as well as by a historiographical sketch of the relations between Yoshikawa Shinto and Yoshida Shinto. Both schools regarded themselves as legitimate representatives of Japan's original Way of the kami. The article examines the internal justifications of these claims as well as their acknowledgments by the political authorities. |
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