Religion in Japanese History

Erscheinungsjahr 1990
ISBN: 978-0-231-02838-7
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 475 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 136 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 553 g

Reihe: American Lectures on the History of Religions

Tracing Japan's religions from the Hein Period through the middle ages and into modernity, this book explores the unique establishment of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism in Japan, as well as the later influence of Roman Catholicism, and the problem of Restoration--both spiritual and material--following World War II.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kitagawa, Joseph M.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Konfuzianismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Shintoismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the Paperback EditionPrefaceAbbreviationsEmperor, Shaman, and PriestKami, Amida, and JizoThe Pure Land, Nichiren, and ZenKirishitan, Neo-Confucianism, and the ShogunateModernity, Culture, and ReligionOld Dreams or New VisionChronological TableGlossaryBibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Joseph M. Kitagawa is Professor Emeritus at the Divinity School and a member of the Department of Far Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago, where he has taught the History of Religions for thirty-four years. He is an editor of the Encyclopedia of Religion, and author of On Understanding Japanese Religion and numerous other books.