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Title: Sadly, the Shinto reference is wrong
Review: I did a search inside this book for "Shinto" and what I see looks wrong.I think the Shinto references need updating. The information is in error in this book. Shinto as a "state religion" was nationalized in the Meiji period, but as a spirituality it is indigenous to Japan. It survived 6th century introduction of Buddhism from China, but Shinto beliefs were in already in place in many areas of Japan.Two shinto texts, The Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) andthe Shoku Nihongi and its Nihon Shoki (Continuing Chronicles of Japan) date from the eighth century.Yes, the government and shintoism was separated after 1945, but the shrines, core belief systems and shrines that had operated for hundreds of years still exist.I am more inclined to agree with other writers such as Joseph Campbell, and Thomas Kasulis' study of Shinto from the University of Hawaii Press (2004).
