... history and principles, the stern approach of getting children to participate in the festivals each year is beneficial to the preservation and increased spread of Shinto. Thus the powerful Shinto guides the Japanese society in the way to live. This forceful approach to teaching children is justified when a priest is noted saying that the main way children learn about ethics and ... and knowledge of the teachings increases in Japanese society. John Nelson's A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine depicts in detail the teachings of the Shinto in a way that no book has before. ...

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• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate