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Shinto: The Ancient Religion Of Japan (cambridge Library Collection - Religion) by William George Aston is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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The diplomat and Japanese and Korean scholar William George Aston (1841-1911) wrote several highly regarded publications, particularly on the Japanese language. Condensed from his more comprehensive 1905 study of the subject, this 1907 work is a brief introduction to Shinto, the indigenous religion of Japan. Based on the worship of nature and ancestor spirits, Shinto has evolved throughout its history, particularly under Buddhist and Confucian influence. In the late nineteenth century it played
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- Author
- William George Aston
- Publisher
- publisher not identified, Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781316144619
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion
- Updated
- 2026-03-16
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