Part 1: Religion 1. Generalities 2. History and Main Subdivisions of Shintô 3. Metaphysics, Ethics, Spiritual Exercises and Aesthetics 4. Temples 5. Priests 6. Symbolism and Individual Worship 7. Collective Worship and Festivals 8. Collective Worship and Festivals (Continued) Part 2: Mythology 9. An Introduction to the Mythology of Shintô 10. Genesis of the Universe – The Pre-Material Stages 11. The Birth of the Land 12. The Two Joint Rulers of the Universe 13. The Consolidating of the Land by the Earthly Kami 14. The Pacifying off the Land By the Heavenly Kami 15. The Descent of the Heavenly Grandson 16. Hiko-Ho-Ho-Demi and His Elder Brother 17. Emperors and Members of their Families 18. The Hachiman Cycle 19. Other Historical Kami 20. Local and Family Kami and Guild Kami 21. Beauties and Powers of Nature 22. Kami of the Road, The House and the Field and Kami of Food 23. Ebisu, Daikoku and the Gods of Luck 24. Sectarian Shintô Appendix. List of Sources. Map of Japan. Alphabetical Index and Glossary.
Biography
Jean Herbert
