Religion in Japanese History

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Columbia University Press, Nov 21, 1990 - Religion - 475 pages

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.

 

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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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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