Women in Religious Positions of Contemporary Shrine and Imperial Court Shinto: An Ethnographic Perspective on the Identity and Agency of Female Priests, Miko and Naishōten

Abstract

As the first ethnography in English language to examine various roles of women in the major roles of contemporary shrine and imperial court Shinto – the female priest, miko and naishōten – this work provides insights into their identity construction and agency. It combines grounded theory methodology with data from interviews, participant observation and further (auto-) biographical accounts. With a focus on the Kanto region, it also offers an in-depth discussion of the specific conditions under which female Shinto functionaries work today, as well as an excursion into the role of the wives of (resident) chief priests.

Die Dissertation ist im Verlag erschienen und in der UB Tübingen unter der Signatur 66 A 1088:1 bzw. 66 A 1088:2 zu finden