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Jeffrey Somers

What Shinto means to me

There was only one object in the Holy of Holies and this was a bronze mirror on the back was the tet

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What is Shinto?

A religion with no founder, no scriptures and only a loosely organised priesthood

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Shinto’s relationship with Japanese life

How Japanese religions are centred round three elements: birth, life and death

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The Mystery of Shinto

Is it possible to demystify this most opaque of religions?

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