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I finally finished the book 'A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine' by John K. Nelson today. It was pretty good and had a lot of insights into Shinto rituals/ceremonies that I would otherwise not have known about. The reading gets a little dry in places but it's very informative, if a little dated. The book is about a year at Suwa shrine in Nagasaki. I'd love to visit the shrine one day as it sounds incredible! it goes through the months, describing notable matsuri and events as well as interviews with priests and parishioners.
At the end of the book there's a detailed map with an explanation of each part of the shrine and a glossary of Shinto terms. All in all, it was a good book and I'll probably be going back over it to make notes on the flow/order of various rituals.
At the end of the book there's a detailed map with an explanation of each part of the shrine and a glossary of Shinto terms. All in all, it was a good book and I'll probably be going back over it to make notes on the flow/order of various rituals.
