A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine Book by John K Nelson muav The Toe Hold

The Toe Hold

Jōdan Tsuki Ikkyō

Master Lee is the only martial art instructor in the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Mingmen breathing

A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine Book by John K Nelson muav The Toe HoldWhat we today call Shinto has been at the heart of Japanese culture for almost as long as there has been a political entity distinguishing itself as Japan. A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine describes the ritual cycle at Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki's major Shinto shrine. Conversations with priests, other shrine personnel, and people attending shrine functions supplement John K. Nelson's observations of over fifty shrine rituals and festivals. He elicits