This fascinating collection traces the secret characteristics and practices in Japanese religion and analyzes the decline of religious esotericism in Japan. The contributors examine the impact of Esoteric Buddhism on Japanese culture, exploring its centrality to Japan's 'culture of secrecy'. Editor(s): Scheid, Bernhard; Teeuwen, Mark. Num Pages: 416 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 8 black & white halftones, 6 blac. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HRA; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 32. Weight in Grams: 636. . 2009. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: The Culture of Secrecy in Japanese Religion
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2006
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0415546893
ISBN 13: 9780415546898
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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Bernhard Scheid is a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Cultural and Intellectual History of Asia at the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Mark Teeuwen is Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Oslo, Norway.

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