A History of Japanese Religion - Softcover

Kasahara, Kazuo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 4333019176 ISBN 13: 9784333019175

Publisher: Kosei Publishing Co, 2002

Synopsis

Seventeen distinguished experts on Japanese religion provide a fascinating overview of its history and development. Beginning with the origins of religion in primitive Japanese society, they chart the growth of each of Japan's major religious organizations and doctrinal systems. They follow Buddhism, Shintoism, Christianity, and popular religious belief through major periods of change to show how history and religion affected each-and discuss the interactions between the different religious traditions.

About this title

About the Author:

Kazuo Kasahara, the editor and one of the authors of this comprehensive volume, is a former professor at the University of Tokyo and a specialist in the history of Japanese Buddhism. The remaining authors are all experts in their particular areas of Japanese reiligious studies from Taisho University, Meiji University, University of Tokyo, Kokugakuin University, Kanagawa University, Seijo University, Chuo Academic Research Institute, Hokkai Gakuen University Women's Junior College, Tsukuba University, Japanese Culture Institute, Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, and Rissho University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kosei Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 4333019176
• ISBN 13: 9784333019175
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 648