Politics and Religion in Modern Japan
R . Ed(S): Starrs
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Description for Politics and Religion in Modern Japan
Paperback. Written by leading scholars in the field, this book provides new insights, based on original research, into the full spectrum of modern Japanese political-religious activity: from the prewar uses of Shinto in shaping the modern imperial nation-state to the postwar 'new religions' that have challenged the power of the political establishment. Editor(s): Starrs, R. Num Pages: 347 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; HBTB; HPC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Written by leading scholars in the field, this book provides new insights, based on original research, into the full spectrum of modern Japanese political-religious activity: from the prewar uses of Shinto in shaping the modern imperial nation-state to the postwar 'new religions' that have challenged the power of the political establishment.
Written by leading scholars in the field, this book provides new insights, based on original research, into the full spectrum of modern Japanese political-religious activity: from the prewar uses of Shinto in shaping the modern imperial nation-state to the postwar 'new religions' that have challenged the power of the political establishment.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
Number of Pages
331
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349316595
SKU
V9781349316595
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99-15
About R . Ed(S): Starrs
KLAUS ANTONI Chair for Japanese Cultural Studies, Institute for Japanese Studies, Tübingen University, Germany ERICA BAFFELLI Lecturer in Asian Religions, the University of Otago, New Zealand JOHN BREEN Professor at Nichibunken International Research Centre for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, Japan KEVIN DOAK Nippon Foundation Endowed Chair in Japanese Studies, Georgetown University, USA PRASENJIT DUARA Raffles Professor of Humanities and Director of ... Read more
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