Religion in the Japanese Experience: Sources and Interpretations (A volume in the Wadsworth Religious Life in History Series) - Softcover

Earhart, H. Byron

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9780534524616: Religion in the Japanese Experience: Sources and Interpretations (A volume in the Wadsworth Religious Life in History Series)
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ISBN 10: 0534524613 ISBN 13: 9780534524616
Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1996

Synopsis

The author's intention in compiling this anthology is to help the reader see Japanese religion more concretely, as it is found within the history of the tradition and experience of the people. The overall purpose of the selections, which represent various historical periods and schools of thought, is to show what religion means in the Japanese experience.

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About the Author

H. Byron Earhart studied under Mircea Eliade and Joseph M. Kitagawa at the University of Chicago, where he received a doctorate in History of Religions. He has conducted research in Japan for his dissertation on the "mountain religion" of Shugendo, and for work on folk religion and new religions. He is professor emeritus in the Department of Comparative Religion at Western Michigan University, which awarded him a Distinguished Faculty Scholar award for his numerous publications. A number of his works have been translated into Japanese. His most recent book is MOUNT FUJI: ICON OF JAPAN (University of South Carolina, 2011). His next book is a comparative study of amulets.

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Publisher
Cengage Learning
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0534524613
ISBN 13 
9780534524616
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
336
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