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Excerpt from The Political Philosophy of Modern Shinto: A Study of the State Religion of Japan
The effort to solve these problems has culminated in the complete separation of the control of the Shinto shrines from the oversight of ordinary religious matters. Under the dirce tion of this policy Shinto ceremonies have taken on the character of important affairs of state systematized under national law, in the ritual of which even civil officials may participate. Shinto priests have been given court rank and treated as government officials with appointment and superintendence regulated by the State the support of Shinto institutions has been made an affair of State concern and has been secured wholly or in part out of government revenues; great shrines have been construct ed at government expense; and the shrines themselves have been interpreted and utilized as non-religious agencies for the strengthening of national morality.
How does it come about that such a position has been adopted by the Japanese government, and what is its justification in actual historical fact? The attempt to answer these questions constitutes the subject matter of the following discussion.
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The effort to solve these problems has culminated in the complete separation of the control of the Shinto shrines from the oversight of ordinary religious matters. Under the dirce tion of this policy Shinto ceremonies have taken on the character of important affairs of state systematized under national law, in the ritual of which even civil officials may participate. Shinto priests have been given court rank and treated as government officials with appointment and superintendence regulated by the State the support of Shinto institutions has been made an affair of State concern and has been secured wholly or in part out of government revenues; great shrines have been construct ed at government expense; and the shrines themselves have been interpreted and utilized as non-religious agencies for the strengthening of national morality.
How does it come about that such a position has been adopted by the Japanese government, and what is its justification in actual historical fact? The attempt to answer these questions constitutes the subject matter of the following discussion.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Daniel Clarence Holtom
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ISBN - 9780265215548
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 330
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Daniel Clarence Holtom
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ISBN - 9781330143223
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 332
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