| The Religious Traditions of Japan 500-1600 Contributor(s): Bowring, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521720273 ISBN-13: 9780521720274 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Eastern - Religion | Buddhism - General (see Also Philosophy - Buddhist) - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 200.952 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6" W x 9" (1.50 lbs) 502 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Richard Bowring traces the development of Japanese religious thought and practice from the introduction of writing to the point at which medieval attitudes gave way to a distinctive pre-modern culture, a change that brought an end to the dominance of religious institutions. A wide range of approaches using the resources of art, history, social and intellectual history, as well as doctrine is brought to bear on the subject in order to give as full a picture as possible of the richness of the Japanese tradition and an overview of how Buddhism and Shint interacted in Japanese culture. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bowring, Richard: - Richard Bowring is Professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Cambridge and Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge. He is co-author of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan (1993) and has written a number of Japanese Language textbooks. |