Folk Religion in Japan: Continuity and Change

by Ichiro Hori and Alan L. (editor) Hori, Ichiro; Kitagawa, Joseph M. (editor); Miller

Book Overview

Ichiro Hori's is the first book in Western literature to portray how Shinto, Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist elements, as well as all manner of archaic magical beliefs and practices, are fused on the folk level.

Folk religion, transmitted by the common people from generation to generation, has greatly conditioned the political, economic, and cultural development of Japan and continues to satisfy the emotional and religious needs of the people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226353346
• ISBN13: 9780226353340
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Good reading

Very informative, but a bit dry in places. Personally I like that, but another person may be put off by it.