Religion in Japanese History |
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| Author:
| Kitagawa, Joseph |
| Series title: | American Lectures on the History of Religions Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-02838-7 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1990 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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Tracing Japan's religions from the Hein Period through the middle ages and into modernity, this book explores the unique establishment of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism in Japan, as well as the later influence of Roman Catholicism, and the problem of Restoration--both spiritual and material--following World War II.
Tracing Japan's religions from the Hein Period through the middle ages and into modernity, this book explores the unique establishment of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism in Japan, as well as the later influence of Roman Catholicism, and the problem of Restoration--both spiritual and material--following World War II.