Religion in the Japanese experience : sources and interpretations /
Religion in the Japanese experience : sources and interpretations /
[edited by] H. Byron Earhart.
- 2nd ed.
- Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Pub. Co., ©1997.
- xviii, 312 p. ; 24 cm.
- Religious life in history series .
- Religious life in history series. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction : the nature of Japanese religions -- Shinto -- Buddhism -- Buddhist founders -- Confucianism -- Taosim -- Folk religion -- Christianity -- Syncretism in Japanese religious life -- 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 -- The dilemma of organized religion in modern Japan -- The new religions -- The history and future of Japanese religion.
0534524613 9780534524616
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Japan--Religion.
BL2202 / .R445 1997
ARCH YNDC 200.952 E12R
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction : the nature of Japanese religions -- Shinto -- Buddhism -- Buddhist founders -- Confucianism -- Taosim -- Folk religion -- Christianity -- Syncretism in Japanese religious life -- 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 -- The dilemma of organized religion in modern Japan -- The new religions -- The history and future of Japanese religion.
0534524613 9780534524616
96032328
Japan--Religion.
BL2202 / .R445 1997
ARCH YNDC 200.952 E12R