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Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions (Paperback)
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Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions (Paperback)
Series: Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture
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For updates online, visit the Nanzan Guide site at Nanzan Library
of Asian Religion and Culture. The Nanzan Guide to Japanese
Religions combines, for the first time in any language,
state-of-the-field theoretical and critical discussions with
concrete resources students and scholars need to conduct research
on Japanese religions. Even seasoned scholars typically approach
their research in an unsystematic manner, becoming familiar with a
particular area of inquiry while remaining largely unaware of what
exists in the rest of the field. This inefficient method hinders
particularly less-experienced researchers and circumscribes their
lines of inquiry. The Nanzan Guide provides both beginners and
specialists with a reference that will serve as a basic
introduction to Japanese religions and allow them to conduct
research more proficiently and in greater depth. Overlapping and
thought-provoking chapters, written by leading specialists, offer a
variety of perspectives on the complicated and multifaceted field
of Japanese religions. The essays are divided into four sections:
religious traditions (Japanese religions in general, Shinto,
Buddhism, folk religion, new religions, Christianity); the history
of Japanese religions (ancient, classical, medieval, early modern,
modern, contemporary); major themes (symbolism, ritual and the
arts, literature and scripture, state and religion, geography and
environment, intellectual history, gender); and "practical" essays
(finding references and using libraries, working with archive
collections, conducting fieldwork). A chronology of religion in
Japanese history is also provided.
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