Category: International (Page 16 of 26)

The Way of the Flute

Fue and Shinto by Graham Ranft

In this current digital/digitised age I wonder if the appeal of Shinto for Westerners is about a more natural spirituality and also as a way of reconnecting with that world we lose as we … Read the rest

French connection

From Paris comes news of a major development in Shinto terms.  Masatsugu Okutani has written in to notify us of the Sanctuaire Yabuhara, through which he is offering services as a licensed priest.  It is an outreach of the Yabuhara … Read the rest

New York purification

The International Shinto Foundation has a centre in midtown Manhattan, and in the article below Stacy Smith reports on a purification and explanation session that took place one New Year.  It’s instructive not only for what it has to say … Read the rest

Inari Okami in the US

There are several reasons for thinking that Inari may be the most suitable kami for spreading to the West.  Of the three most common kami in Japan – Hachiman, Tenjin and Inari –  Inari okami is most clearly animist in … Read the rest

Brooklyn’s Inari Shrine

 

New York’s Brooklyn is famous for its ethnic diversity, and it brings to mind many images from popular American movies.  One thing you wouldn’t associate it with is a Shinto connection!  Yet in its Botanic Garden is an Inari … Read the rest

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