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Shinto
Shinto
Hartz, Paula. Shinto. Facts on File, 1997. Discusses the history of the Shinto religion in Japan, describing its origins, basic beliefs, rituals, and place in Japanese society; for middle school and high school readers.
Kato, Genichi. Trans. Shoyu Hanayama. A Historical Study of the Religious Development of Shinto. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Reprint, Greenwood, 1973. 1988. Comprehensive history of Shinto thought.
Muraoka, Tsunetsugu. Trans. James T. Araki. Studies in Shinto Thought. Greenwood, 1988. Eight essays by one of Japan's most renowned thinkers on the essence of Shinto thought.
Nelson, John K. A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine. University of Washington Press, 1996. Modern Shinto in Japan.
Picken, Stuart D. B. Essentials of Shinto. Greenwood, 1994. Guide to understanding Shinto, its history, and its place in Japanese society.
Ross, Floyd H. Shinto, the Way of Japan. Greenwood, 1983. Conveys the strength of Shinto and the human emotions tied to it.

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