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In Search of the Way - Thought and Religion in Early-Modern Japan, 1582-1860 (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,026
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In Search of the Way - Thought and Religion in Early-Modern Japan, 1582-1860 (Hardcover): Richard Bowring

In Search of the Way - Thought and Religion in Early-Modern Japan, 1582-1860 (Hardcover)

Richard Bowring

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In Search of the Way is a history of intellectual and religious developments in Japan during the Tokugawa period, covering the years 1582-1860. It begins with an explanation of the fate of Christianity, and proceeds to cover the changing nature of the relationship between Buddhism and secular authority, new developments in Shinto, and the growth of 'Japanese studies'. The main emphasis, however, is on the process by which Neo-Confucianism captured the imagination of the intellectual class and informed debate throughout the period. This process was expressed in terms of a never-ending search for the Way, a mode and pattern of existence that could provide not only order for society at large, but self-fulfilment for the individual. The narrative traces how ideas and attitudes changed through time, and is based on the premise that the Tokugawa period is important in and of itself, not merely as a backdrop to the Meiji Restoration of 1868.

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Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2016
Authors: Richard Bowring (Professor Emeritus of Japanese Studies)
Dimensions: 240 x 165 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-879523-0
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750
Books > Philosophy > Non-Western philosophy > Oriental & Indian philosophy
Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
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LSN: 0-19-879523-8
Barcode: 9780198795230

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