| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
xii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
The religious life of man series |
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Religious life of man series.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Persistent themes in Japanese religious history -- The prehistoric heritage -- The formation of Shinto -- Early Japanese Buddhism: Indian influence with Chinese coloration -- Confucianism and religious Taoism: chinese importations -- Folk religion: religiosity outside organized religion -- Interaction in the formation of Japanese religion -- The founding of a Japanese Buddhism: the Shingon and Tendai sects -- Elaboration within Japanese Buddhism: the pure land, Nichiren, and Zen sects -- The development of medieval Shinto -- The appearance of Christianity in Japan -- The five traditions: development and mutual influence -- Buddhism, Neo-Confucianism, and Restoration Shinto in the Tokugawa period -- The Meiji restoration and nationalistic Shinto -- Religiou currents from 1868 to 1945 -- Two new religions: Tenrikyo and Soka Gakkai -- Religion in postwar Japan -- Religious life in contemporary Japan -- Conclusion: the challenge for Japanese religion. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-254) and index. |
| Subject |
Japan -- Religion.
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Religion. (OCoLC)fst01093763
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Japan. (OCoLC)fst01204082
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Godsdiensten.
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Religion.
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Japan.
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Religion. (DE-588)4049396-9
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Japon - Religion.
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Japan. (DE-588)4028495-5
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Earhart, H. Byron. Japanese religion, unity and diversity. 3rd ed. Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., ©1982 (OCoLC)557981348 |
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Online version: Earhart, H. Byron. Japanese religion, unity and diversity. 3rd ed. Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Pub. Co., ©1982 (OCoLC)629183231 |
| ISBN |
0534010288 (pbk.) |
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9780534010287 (pbk.) |
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