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Seventeen distinguished experts on Japanese religion provide a fascinating overview of its history and development. Beginning with the origins of religion in pr
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Authors: Jason Ānanda Josephson
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-10-03 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Throughout its long history, Japan had no concept of what we call “religion.” There was no corresponding Japanese word, nor anything close to its meaning. B
On Understanding Japanese Religion
Language: en
Pages: 380
Authors: Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa
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Type: BOOK - Published: 1987-10-21 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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Joseph Kitagawa, one of the founders of the field of history of religions and an eminent scholar of the religions of Japan, published his classic book Religion
Religious Violence in Contemporary Japan
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Handbook of Contemporary Japanese Religions
Language: en
Pages: 675
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Representing work by some of the leading scholars in the field, the chapters in this handbook survey the transformation and innovation of religious traditions a