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De Gruyter Serving the Gods in Modern Japan: Women in Contemporary Shinto (Religion in Contemporary Asia, 2)

Name: Serving the Gods in Modern Japan: Women in Contemporary Shinto (Religion in Contemporary Asia, 2)
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Previous research on Shinto has shed light on the history of female priesthood, provided ethnographies of shrines and documented the persistence of a male-dominated shrine world. However, the experience of women in religious positions in contemporary shrine and imperial court Shinto have received little attention, despite their growing significance as religious successors and leaders in an aging and secularised society. How do they go about their day and navigate this "male world"? On the basis of extensive empirical research, this study closes this gap, theorizing on the identity and agency of female priests, shrine assistants and palace ritualists, grounded in data from fieldwork, interviews and autobiographical material. It also provides thorough introductions to each position, the socio-political framework and an excursion into the shrine wife’s role. While the task of inheriting and transmitting shrine culture in service of the kami unites all the women under study, the ways they perceive their religious identity and role are distinct in each position and its specific set of (pre)conditions. It is thus the first study in the English language to treat and compare all major positions for women in contemporary, lived Shinto.

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Brand: De Gruyter
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 3111699706
Category: Books > Subjects > Religion & Spirituality > Religious Studies > Comparative Religion
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 17 March 2026
Listed Since: 08 December 2025

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