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0. History (Antiquity) Research |
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1. History (Middle Ages) Research |
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2. History (Early Modern) Research |
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3. History (Modern) Research |
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Anthropological Research |
— Theories of Kingship and Structural Analysis — The theoretical impact of anthropology on Shintō scholarship can be divided into two categories: (1) research on the emperor system based on theories of kingship; and (2) mythological research through structural analysis. First, ... |
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Archaeological Research |
The archeology of Shintō is a field that focuses on sites and relics relating to rituals, as well as other archeological materials that can shed light on ancient beliefs. As a field of study, Shintō archeology was advocated, outlined and defined by Ōba Iwao in 1935. Ōba dedicated hims... |
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Folklore Research |
The establishment of Japanese Ethnology and Shintō Research This research deals primarily with Shintō phenomena observed in the daily lives of people. There has been much scholarly output since the founding of the scholarly field of ethnology. In general, Japanese ethnology is s... |
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Mythological Research |
The Japanese mythology relevant to the study of Shinto is recorded in classical sources from the Nara and early Heian periods. It is often called Kiki mythology ( Kiki shinwa ) and refers to the chapters on the age of the kami in the Kojiki and Nihon shoki . Alternatively, it is also descr... |
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Para-scientific, Psychical or Occult Research on Shinto |
An area of Shintō research which is not recognized as a scientific approach based on empiricism or rationality. There are numerous branches of this form of investigation, but they can be grouped in two representative categories. The first category (1) of these is associated with re... |
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Religious Research |
Religious studies of Shintō began in earnest after The Second World War, but before the war some pioneering work can already been seen. The representative of this is Katō Genchi, who in his books Historical Studies in the of Religious Development in Shintō ( Shintō no Shūkyō-hattats... |
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Theological Research |
The theological approach to Shintō research is claimed by some to be essentially Shintō apologetics, or studies in defense of Shintō beliefs. However, Shintō theology in fact has two aspects. On the one hand it is the public justification of one's private faith in Shintō, and on the o... |
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