1996, ISBN: 0521550289

[EAN: 9780521550284], Neubuch, [PU: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge], Hardcover. Peter Francis Kornicki and Ian James McMullen have put together a remarkable collection of essays on… Altro …

[EAN: 9780521550284], Neubuch, [PU: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge], Hardcover. Peter Francis Kornicki and Ian James McMullen have put together a remarkable collection of essays on different aspects of religion in Japan by an international team of contributors. The essays cover a wide range of subjects, from the new religions of post-war Japan to beliefs about fox-possession in the Heian period, and from French missionaries in Okinawa in the mid-nineteenth century to the Ainu bear festival in Hokkaido. Other chapters examine the religious life of Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the first shogunate in the late twelfth century, and the role of pilgrimage in Japanese religion. The essays offer fresh insights into the rich religious traditions of Japan, many of which have been previously neglected in the English-language writing on Japan. A remarkable collection of essays written by an international team of contributors explores different aspects of religion in Japan. Subjects discussed include new religions in postwar Japan, beliefs about fox-possession in the Heian period, and the religious life of the first shogunate in the late twelfth century. The essays offer fresh insights into the rich religious traditions of Japan, many of which have been previously neglected in the English-language writing on Japan. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability., Books<

1996, ISBN: 9780521550284

Arrows to Heaven and Earth, Buch, Hardcover, Peter Francis Kornicki and Ian James McMullen have put together a remarkable collection of essays on different aspects of religion in Japan by… Altro …

Arrows to Heaven and Earth, Buch, Hardcover, Peter Francis Kornicki and Ian James McMullen have put together a remarkable collection of essays on different aspects of religion in Japan by an international team of contributors. The essays in this 1996 book cover a wide range of subjects, from the new religions of post-war Japan to beliefs about fox-possession in the Heian period, and from French missionaries in Okinawa in the mid-nineteenth century to the Ainu bear festival in Hokkaido. Other chapters examine the religious life of Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the first shogunate in the late twelfth century, and the role of pilgrimage in Japanese religion. The essays offer fresh insights into the rich religious traditions of Japan, many of which have been previously neglected in the English-language writing on Japan. [PU: Cambridge University Press], Seiten: 348, Cambridge University Press, 1996<

1996, ISBN: 0521550289

[EAN: 9780521550284], Neubuch, [PU: Cambridge University Press], New, Books

2010, ISBN: 0521550289

Gebundene Ausgabe RELIGION / History, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Cambridge University Press]