The Discourse on the "Land of Kami" (Shinkoku) in Medieval Japan: National Consciousness and International Awareness
This essay examines the concept of "shinkoku" (land of the kami) as it evolved in medieval Japan, and the part this concept played in the development of a state ideology. A close look at medieval documents reveals that medieval Shinto doctrines arose in Japan as part of the exoteric-esoter...
| Published in: | Japanese journal of religious studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[1996]
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| In: |
Japanese journal of religious studies
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| Further subjects: | B
Shrine Shinto
B Buddhism B Deities B Enlightenment B Religious Studies B Religious rituals B Political Discourse B Political Ideologies B Military doctrines |
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| Summary: | This essay examines the concept of "shinkoku" (land of the kami) as it evolved in medieval Japan, and the part this concept played in the development of a state ideology. A close look at medieval documents reveals that medieval Shinto doctrines arose in Japan as part of the exoteric-esoteric system (kenmitsu taisei), the dominant politico-religious ethos of the times, and was heavily influenced by the Buddhist teaching of original enlightenment (hongaku shisō). In this sense it was a construct of Buddhism, and a reactionary phenomenon arising out of the decadence of the earlier system of government rule. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Japanese journal of religious studies
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