Why is Shinto Research Important Now?

There is no need to argue that we are witnessing a momentous turning point in our history. Or we might call it the “formation of a new world” in a Shinto-like expression. But this is precisely one of the fundamental topics regarding Shinto cosmogony. So, Shinto has a word concerning the future of human destiny. And this is most important if we just consider the perils assailing us at present, i. e. the danger of a univocally defined globalization, in terms of one world-culture, one world-religion. It is right there where Shinto can contribute to a different model of globalization, that of a plural world culture.