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Belief and Practice in Imperial Japan and Colonial Korea
Emily Anderson (Ed.)
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Description for Belief and Practice in Imperial Japan and Colonial Korea
Hardback. Editor(s): Anderson, Emily. Series: Religion and Society in Asia Pacific. Num Pages: 258 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 503.
Bringing together the work of leading scholars of religion in imperial Japan and colonial Korea, this collection addresses the complex ways in which religion served as a site of contestation and negotiation among different groups, including the Korean Choson court, the Japanese colonial government, representatives of different religions, and Korean and Japanese societies. It considers the complex religious landscape as well as the intersection of historical and political contexts that shaped the religious beliefs and practices of imperial and colonial subjects, offering a constructive contribution to contemporary conflicts that are rooted in a contested understanding of a complex and painful ... Read more
Bringing together the work of leading scholars of religion in imperial Japan and colonial Korea, this collection addresses the complex ways in which religion served as a site of contestation and negotiation among different groups, including the Korean Choson court, the Japanese colonial government, representatives of different religions, and Korean and Japanese societies. It considers the complex religious landscape as well as the intersection of historical and political contexts that shaped the religious beliefs and practices of imperial and colonial subjects, offering a constructive contribution to contemporary conflicts that are rooted in a contested understanding of a complex and painful ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Religion and Society in Asia Pacific
Condition
New
Weight
502g
Number of Pages
258
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811015656
SKU
V9789811015656
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Ref
99-15
About Emily Anderson (Ed.)
Emily Anderson received her PhD from UCLA in 2010 and from 2010 to 2014 was Assistant Professor of Modern Japanese History at Washington State University (Pullman, WA); in 2014 she was visiting researcher at the New Zealand Asia Institute, University of Auckland. She is the author of Christianity and Imperialism in Modern Japan: Empire for God (2014).
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