Author | Earhart, H. Byron |
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Title | Religion in the Japanese experience : sources and interpretations / H. Byron Earhart |
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Imprint |
Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, c1997 |
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Edition |
2nd ed |
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Descript |
xviii, 312 p. ; 24 cm |
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CONTENT
Religious traditions: Shinto ; Buddhism ; Buddhist founders ; Confucianism ; Religious Taoism ; Folk religion ; Christianity ; Syncretism in Japanese religious life -- Themes in Japanese religion: Closeness of Humans, gods, and nature ; Religious significance of the family, living and dead ; Importance of purification, specific rituals, and charms ; Prominence of local festivals and individual cults ; Penetration of religion into everyday life ; Natural bond between religion and state -- Religion in recent and modern Japan: Dilemma of organized religion in modern Japan ; The new religions ; History and future of Japanese religion
SUBJECT
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Japan -- Religion
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