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The invention of religion in Japan /
Throughout its long history, Japan had no concept of what we call "religion." There was no corresponding Japanese word, nor anything close to its meaning. But when American warships appeared off the coast of Japan in 1853 and forced the Japanese government to sign treaties demanding, among...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago ; London :
The University of Chicago Press,
2012, ©2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Throughout its long history, Japan had no concept of what we call "religion." There was no corresponding Japanese word, nor anything close to its meaning. But when American warships appeared off the coast of Japan in 1853 and forced the Japanese government to sign treaties demanding, among other things, freedom of religion, the country had to contend with this Western idea. In this book, Jason Ananda Josephson reveals how Japanese officials invented religion in Japan and traces the sweeping intellectual, legal, and cultural changes that followed. More than a tale of oppre. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 387 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-379) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226412351 0226412350 1283622742 9781283622745 9786613935199 6613935190 |