Buddhism, Unitarianism, and the Meiji Competition for Universality

by Michel Mohr

In the late 1800s, as Japanese leaders mulled over the usefulness of religion in modernizing their country, they chose to invite Unitarian missionaries to Japan. This book spotlights one facet of debates sparked by the subsequent encounter between Unitarianism and Buddhism--an intersection that has been largely neglected in the scholarly literature. Focusing on the cascade of events triggered by the missionary presence of the American Unitarian Association...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674066944
• ISBN13: 9780674066946
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"