Episode 3 of @andrewmarkhenry's Religion For Breakfast Shinto series is out! This episode explores the evolution of Shinto & its classification as "religion" or "non-religion" in Japanese politics starting from the Bakumatsu, i.e. Comm. Perry's arrival.

Sources below! https://twitter.com/andrewmarkhenry/status/1342117655147380741
Selected References:

Hardacre, Helen. "Shinto: A History." Oxford University Press, 2016. https://amzn.to/2WL2A0x  1/5
Josephson-Storm, Jason Ananda @Ghost_Image_. "The Invention of Religion in Japan." The University of Chicago Press, 2012. https://amzn.to/38AsA4i  2/5
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