Essay Competition

Result of Shinto Essay Competition 2002
Sponsored by the International Shinto Foundation
(September 10, 2002)

Shinto Essay Competition 2002 received ten entries from six countries (India, Italy, New Zealand, Russia, UK and USA). The essays were carefully read and evaluated by a panel of seven jurors, who are members of ISF's Board of Trustees. We are pleased to announce the results of the panel's deliberations as follows: due to very close judgement points it was decided to distinguish the most excellent essays by one 1st prize, one 2nd prize, one 3rd prize and two additional encouraging prizes.

Prize Winners
First Prize (US$1,000)	Baldin Marco (Italy) "Susanoo no Mikoto and the killing of the great snake"
Second Prize (US$500)	Adam Walls (New Zealand) "Shinto rituals and the individual: developing Kami relationships"
Third Prize (US$300)	Alexei Batchourine (Russia) "The Role of Rituals in Shinto"
Encouraging Prize (US$100)	Sara Bellettato (Italy) "The Worship of Kami and Phi in Japan and South East Asia: Searching for Nature Reassurement and Kindness"
Encouraging Prize (US$100)	Francisco Morral-Cardoner (UK) "The Japanese land of the death as Ne-no-kuni and the Chinese Yellow Spring ― Early Shinto and Taoist influence"

Submitted essays belong to and will be published
by the International Shinto Foundation.

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