Nanzan Studies in Religion and Culture
Title | Nanzan Studies in Religion and Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Keiji Nishitani |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780520073647 |
In recent years several books by major figures in Japan's modern philosophical tradition have appeared in English, exciting readers by their explorations of the borderlands between philosophy and religion. What has been wanting, however, is a book in a Western language to elucidate the life and thought of Nishida Kitaro (1870-1945), Japan's first philosopher of world stature and the originator of what has come to be called the Kyoto School. No one is more qualified to write such a book than Nishitani Keiji, whose lifetime coincides with the rise and flowering of the Kyoto School and whose own critical contribution to Japanese thought has been so important. Nishida Kitaro is a translation of essays Nishitani wrote about his teacher from 1936 to 1968 and published as a book in 1985. This series of meditations by one master on another provides a remarkable, living portrait of Nishida the person and conveys the enthusiasm he aroused in his students. Examining Nishida's most important work, An Inquiry into the Good, Nishitani penetrates to the core of his thought and presents it in language that is a marvel of clarity.
Nanzan studies in religion and culture
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Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions
Title | Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions PDF eBook |
Author | Paul L. Swanson |
Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
Pages | 488 |
Release | 2005-10-31 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780824830021 |
For updates online, visit the Nanzan Guide site at Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture. The Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions 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 research on Japanese religions. Even seasoned scholars typically approach their research in an unsystematic manner, becoming familiar with a particular area of inquiry while remaining largely unaware of what exists in the rest of the field. This inefficient method hinders particularly less-experienced researchers and circumscribes their lines of inquiry. The Nanzan Guide provides both beginners and specialists with a reference that will serve as a basic introduction to Japanese religions and allow them to conduct research more proficiently and in greater depth. Overlapping and thought-provoking chapters, written by leading specialists, offer a variety of perspectives on the complicated and multifaceted field of Japanese religions. The essays are divided into four sections: religious traditions (Japanese religions in general, Shinto, Buddhism, folk religion, new religions, Christianity); the history of Japanese religions (ancient, classical, medieval, early modern, modern, contemporary); major themes (symbolism, ritual and the arts, literature and scripture, state and religion, geography and environment, intellectual history, gender); and "practical" essays (finding references and using libraries, working with archive collections, conducting fieldwork). A chronology of religion in Japanese history is also provided.
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Religion and Nothingness
Title | Religion and Nothingness PDF eBook |
Author | Keiji Nishitani |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 374 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780520043299 |
Religion and Society in Modern Japan
Title | Religion and Society in Modern Japan PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Mullins |
Publisher | Jain Publishing Company |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Japan |
ISBN | 0895819368 |
Designed for classroom study, this anthology provides the students with interpretations and perspectives on the significance of religion in modern Japan. Emphasis is placed on the sociocultural expressions of religion in everyday life, rather than on religious texts or traditions. A particular strength of this collection is the combination of current Japanese and Western scholarship.
New Wine
Title | New Wine PDF eBook |
Author | David Reid |
Publisher | Jain Publishing Company |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Ancestor worship |
ISBN | 0895819325 |
A ground-breaking work, this book begins with a chronology of Japanese Socioreligious history, Japanese religions, Japanese Christians and their ancestors. It then looks into the relationship between religion and politics in contemporary Japan and the current state of Christianity in Japan. Lucidly written and generously illustrated.