{"product_id":"shinto-nature-and-ideology-in-contemporary-japan-making-sacred-forests-paperback-1","title":"Shinto, Nature and Ideology in Contemporary Japan: Making Sacred Forests - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAike P. Rots\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShinto, Nature and Ideology in Contemporary Japan\u003c\/i\u003e 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 and, eventually, the conservative shrine establishment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAike P. Rots argues that central to this development is the notion of \u003ci\u003echinju no mori\u003c\/i\u003e: the sacred groves surrounding many Shinto shrines. Although initially used to refer to remaining areas of primary or secondary forest, today the term has come to be extended to any sort of shrine land, signifying not only historical and ecological continuity but also abstract values such as community spirit, patriotism and traditional culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book shows how Shinto's environmental turn has also provided legitimacy internationally: influenced by the global discourse on religion and ecology, in recent years the Shinto establishment has actively engaged with international organizations devoted to the conservation of sacred sites. Shinto sacred forests thus carry significance locally as well as nationally and internationally, and figure prominently in attempts to reposition Shinto in the centre of public space.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAike P. Rots is Associate Professor of Contemporary Japanese Culture at the University of Oslo, Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42647533256800,"sku":"9781350105911","price":110.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/SHd0WTJQSjdRK3VHOFY5ZFFHVFdGdz09.webp?v=1773564669","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/shinto-nature-and-ideology-in-contemporary-japan-making-sacred-forests-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}