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Religion in Japanese history

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Columbia University Press, 1966 - Religion - 475 pages

Few aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive collection of key primary source documents that illuminate the behavior of the United States and Japan during the closing days of World War II.

Kort opens with a summary of the debate over Hiroshima as it has evolved since 1945. He then provides a historical overview of thye events in question, beginning with the decision and program to build the atomic bomb. Detailing the sequence of events leading to Japan's surrender, he revisits the decisive battles of the Pacific War and the motivations of American and Japanese leaders. Finally, Kort examines ten key issues in the discussion of Hiroshima and guides readers to relevant primary source documents, scholarly books, and articles.

  

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Contents

Emperor Shaman and Priest RELIGIOUS LIFE OF THE EARLY JAPANESE
3
Kami Amida and Jizo RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT DURING THE HEIAN PERIOD
46
PureLand Nichirenand Zen RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS IN MEDIEVAL JAPAN
86
Kiriskitan NeoConfucianism and the Shogunate RELIGIOUS TRENDS DURING THE TOKUGAWA PERIOD
131
Modernity Culture and Religion RELIGIOUS ETHOS OF MODERN JAPAN
177
Old Dreams or New Vision? SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE RELIGIOUS SITUATION IN POSTWAR JAPAN
262
Chronological Table
341
Glossary
361
Bibliography
373
Index
457
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Religion in Japanese History
Religion in Japanese History
Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa
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JSTOR: Religion in Japanese History
Religion in Japanese History. By JOSEPH M. KITAGAWA. New York and London: Columbia University Press, 1966. x+475 pages. $10.00. Professor Kitagawa's work is ...
links.jstor.org/ sici?sici=0002-7189(196709)35%3A3%3C306%3ARIJH%3E2.0.CO%3B2-5

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Religion in Japanese History and Culture. Fall, 1997. MW 1:10-2:30 ... Readings: Kitagawa, Religion in Japanese History, pp. 3-22; Varley, Japanese Culture, ...
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Religion in Japanese History
Religion in Japanese History. Joseph M. Kitagawa. Paper, 475 pages, ISBN: 978-0-231-02838-7 $31.00 / £18.00. November, 1966 Cloth, 475 pages, ...
cup.columbia.edu/ book/ 978-0-231-02834-9/ religion-in-japanese-history/ tableOfContents

Nanzan Library of Asian Religion & Culture: Nanzan Guide to ...
In the nearly forty years that have elapsed since the appearance of Joseph Kitagawa's Religion in Japanese History (1966), there has been a large amount of ...
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Kitagawa Joseph Religion in Japanese History (Columbia University 1966) pp 23-45, 86-122. Top of page 1. The Japanese Religious Supermarket ...
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[Kitagawa, Religion in Japanese History: 199-225, 248-61]. > Film: "The Funeral of Emperor Hirohito". The "New Religions" and Religion in Japan Today ...
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Kitigawa, Joseph M., Religion in Japanese History (New York: Columbia University Press, 1966) Kitigawa, Joseph M., "The Shadow of the Sun: A Glimpse of the ...
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Joseph M. Kitagawa, Religion in Japanese History, Columbia University Press, New York, 1966, p. 241. In the course of my research, I referred to both the ...
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About the author (1966)

Joseph M. Kitagawa is Professor Emeritus at the Divinity School and a member of the Department of Far Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago, where he has taught the History of Religions for thirty-four years. He is an editor of the Encyclopedia of Religion, and author of "On Understanding Japanese Religion" and numerous other books.

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TitleReligion in Japanese history
LECTURES ON THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS NEW SERIES
AuthorJoseph M. Kitagawa
Edition2, illustrated, reprint
PublisherColumbia University Press, 1966
ISBN023151509X, 9780231515092
Length475 pages
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History / Asia / General
Religion / Comparative Religion
Religion / Eastern
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