Religion in Japanese History

by Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa

Book Overview

Tracing Japan's religions from the Hein Period through the middle ages and into modernity, this book explores the unique establishment of Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism in Japan, as well as the later influence of Roman Catholicism, and the problem of Restoration--both spiritual and material--following World War II.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231028385
• ISBN13: 9780231028387
• Release Date: April 1966
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 475 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher