Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions

by Swanson, Paul L.; Chilson, Clark

• ISBN13: 9780824830021
• ISBN10: 0824830024
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-11-01
• Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr

Summary

"The Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions has been prepared as an aid for students and scholars engaged in research on Japanese religions. It is the first resource guide to encompass the entire field of Japanese religions and provide tools for navigating it."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Editors' Introduction	p. VII
Traditions
Japanese Religions	p. 3
Shinto	p. 14
Buddhism	p. 38
Folk Religion	p. 65
New Religions	p. 91
Japanese Christianity	p. 115
History
Ancient Japan and Religion	p. 131
Religion in the Classical Period	p. 144
The Medieval Period: Eleventh to Sixteenth Centuries	p. 163
Religion in Early Modern Japan	p. 184
Religion in the Modern Period	p. 202
Contemporary Japanese Religions	p. 220
Themes
The Ritual Culture of Japan: Symbolism, Ritual, and the Arts	p. 235
Literature and Scripture	p. 257
State and Religion in Japan	p. 274
Geography, Environment, Pilgrimage	p. 289
History of Thought in Japan	p. 309
Gender Issues in Japanese Religions	p. 323
Research
Japanese Reference Works, Sources, and Libraries	p. 339
Using Archives in the Study of Japanese Religions	p. 364
Conducting Fieldwork on Japanese Religions	p. 381
Chronology
A Chronology of Religion in Japan	p. 395
Contributors	p. 433
Index	p. 437
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