A History of Japanese Religion

by Kazuo Kasahara

Overview

Seventeen distinguished experts on Japanese religion provide a fascinating overview of its history and development. Beginning with the origins of religion in primitive Japanese society, they chart the growth of each of Japan's major religious organizations and doctrinal systems. They follow Buddhism, Shintoism, Christianity, and popular religious belief through major periods of change to show how history and religion affected each-and discuss the interactions between the different religious traditions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9784333019175
Publisher:	Kosei Publishing Co
Publication date:	08/28/2002
Edition description:	1ST ENG.
Pages:	648
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Kazuo Kasahara, the editor and one of the authors of this comprehensive volume, is a former professor at the University of Tokyo and a specialist in the history of Japanese Buddhism. The remaining authors are all experts in their particular areas of Japanese reiligious studies from Taisho University, Meiji University, University of Tokyo, Kokugakuin University, Kanagawa University, Seijo University, Chuo Academic Research Institute, Hokkai Gakuen University WomenÆs Junior College, Tsukuba University, Japanese Culture Institute, Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, and Rissho University.