Shinto: The Fountainhead of Japan Book by Jean Herbert (Hardcover) (Preowned)
Shinto: The Fountainhead of Japan Book by Jean Herbert (Hardcover) (Preowned)

Shinto: The Fountainhead of Japan Book by Jean Herbert (Hardcover) (Preowned)

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Table of Contents:

  • Introduction

Part One: Religion

  • Generalities
  • History and Main Subdivisions of Shintô
  • Metaphysics, Ethics, Spiritual Exercises and Aesthetics
  • (Additional chapters on gods, mythology, temples, priests, rites, etc.)

Part Two: Mythology (includes sections like Genesis of the universe, Birth of the land, etc.)

  • Appendices (including Chief informants, Bibliography, Map of Japan)
  • Alphabetical Index and Glossary

About the Author

Jean Herbert (1897–1980) was a French orientalist, Indologist, interpreter, and translator.
He specialized in Indian spirituality (Hinduism), Japanese Shinto, and Asian religions.
Pioneered conference interpreting; served as chief interpreter for the United Nations' early years. Authored numerous books on Eastern spirituality, including works on the Bhagavad Gita, Hindu thought, Shinto, and Japanese gods.

Length: 622 pages

Publication date: 1967