Okinawa: A People and Their Gods. Robinson

      OKINAWA: A PEOPLE AND THEIR GODS

      OKINAWA

      A People and Their Gods

      by JAMES C. ROBINSON, Th.M., M.A.

      CHARLES E. TUTTLE CO.: PUBLISHERS

       Rutland, Vermont Tokyo, Japan

      Representatives

       Continental Europe: Boxerbooks, Inc., Zurich

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      Published by the Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc.

       of Rutland, Vermont & Tokyo, Japan

       with editorial offices at

       Osaki Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0032

      Copyright in Japan, 1969, by

       The Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc.

       All rights reserved

       First edition 1969

      Book plan by Roland A. Mulhauser

       Library of Congress catalog card No. 69-16179

       ISBN: 978-1-4629-1277-3 (ebook)

      Printed in Japan

      DEDICATION TO

      The Reverend Doctor

       FRANK BRINGLE MCINTOSH, D.D., L.L.D.

       President Emeritus, Ohio Northern University

       Ada, Ohio

      The Reverend Doctor STANLEY JEFFERY, D.D.

       Sometime Pastor, Third Avenue Methodist Church

       Columbus, Ohio

      The Reverend Doctor MARION TINSLER, Th.D.

       Professor of Religion and Philosophy

       Ohio Northern University

       Ada, Ohio

      Mr. KENNETH T. WHITAKER

       Deceased, former Sunday School Teacher

       Scoutmaster, and Friend of Boys

      CONTENTS

       Acknowledgments

       Introduction

      1. Some Basic Characteristics of Okinawa Religion

      2. National Religious Heritage

      3. Shrine Worship

      4. Household Religious Practice

      5. The Impact of Foreign Religions on Okinawa

      6. Present Trends in Religious Belief and Practice

       List of Buddhist Temples

       List of Shinto Shrines

       Glossary

       Bibliography

       Notes

       Index

      MAPS

      ILLUSTRATIONS

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