arts and entertainment; awe; beauty; ecological wisdom; geology and geography; nature; place; techniques of body andmind transformation; way
摘要
Three approaches to scholarship are “scholarship as a way,” which aims at perfection of character; “scholarship as a method,” which clearly limits objects and methods in order to achieve precise perception and new knowledge; and “scholarship as an expression,” which takes various approaches to questions and inquiry. The “humanities” participate deeply and broadly in all three of these approaches. In relation to this view of the humanities, Japanese Shinto is a field of study that yields rich results. As a religion of awe, shrine groves, community, arts, and entertainment, it offers a research field that joins together the study of human beings, nature, society, and expression. Though we elucidate the characteristics of Shinto and its differences with Buddhism, we also draw attention to the seven dimensions of “place, way, beauty, festival, technique, poetry, and ecological wisdom,” and then finally take up “research on techniques of body and mind transformation” as a comprehensive and creative development in the “humanities.”
目次
What Is “Shinto”? 46 Differences Between Shinto and Buddhism, Orkamiand Buddha 51 Shinto Contributions to the Humanities: Nature and Culture 54 Conclusion 59 Acknowledgments 61 References 62
