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Title: Religions of Japan in Practice by Jr. George J. Tanabe ISBN: 0-691-05789-3 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 08 March, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.51 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: An indispensable guide to the religions of Japan
Comment: Anyone seeking greater insight into the many and varied religions of Japan, and how they are practiced in actual daily life could not do better than "Religions of Japan in Practice." This book differs from most other texts on the subject by presenting translations of various religious documents, pamphlets, advertisements and religious stories rather than interpretations.
While the religious stories translated can be found in many sources, specifically the many Buddhist doctrines and such, nowhere else have I discovered a translation of the tourist's pamphlet of Yasukuni Shrine, the controversial Shinto shrine celebrating the honored "war heroes" of World War II, or the children's pamphlet describing the "Miraculous Tales of the Hasedera Kannon." It is these small touches that make this book so incredible.
The organization of "Religions in Japan in Practice" is also wonderful, focusing on the various aspects of religion in daily life rather than the differences between shinto and Buddhism's various sects. However, there are cross indexes of organization by chronology and religious tradition if needed.
The book is scholarly in nature, and would not be a valuable book for anyone seeking insights into their spirituality or to open their third eye. However, anyone with an interest in or making a serious study of the religions of Japan needs "Religions of Japan in Practice."
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Title: Religions of China in Practice by Donald S. Lopez Jr. ISBN: 0691021430 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 18 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Sources of Japanese Tradition: Volume 2 by Wm. Theodore De Bary, Donald Keene, George Tanabe, Paul Varley, William Theodore de Bary ISBN: 0231121393 Publisher: Columbia University Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.50 |
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Title: Religion in Japanese History by Joseph M. Kitagawa ISBN: 0231028385 Publisher: Columbia University Press Pub. Date: 15 April, 1966 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: Religions of India in Practice by Donald S. Lopez Jr. ISBN: 0691043248 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 03 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Tantra in Practice by David Gordon White ISBN: 0691057796 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 15 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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