Shinto is presented as a ""nature religion,"" an ""imperial state religion,"" a ""primal religion,"" or a ""folk amalgam of practices and beliefs."" Thomas Kasulis' approach to Shinto explains with clarity and economy how these different aspects interrelate
Employs the same methods as Volumes 1 and 2 of Remembering the Kanji to introduce additional characters... Læs mere
A selection of fourteen stories, translated into English, which provides a glimpse of life in feudal Edo (later Tokyo) and... Læs mere
Since the early 1980s, approximately ten million people have turned to charismatic... Læs mere
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Combines, for the first time in any language, state-of-the-field theoretical and critical discussions with concrete resources students and scholars need to conduct... Læs mere
Pieces together key political controversies that have animated the social and political life of West Maui. Working within the long shadow cast by the plantation system, and... Læs mere
Combines the study of premodern manuscripts and woodblock prints with ethnographic fieldwork to illuminate the historical development of the highly musical koshiki rituals performed by Soto Zen clerics.
The first work to focus on Buddhist tourism, this book explores how Buddhists, government organisations, business corporations, and individuals in Asia participate in re-imaginings of Buddhism through tourism.
Draws on nearly three years of ethnographic research to provide a comprehensive view of Jdo Shinsh temple life with temple... Læs mere