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...

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1. Verfasser: Josephson, Jason Ānanda
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012, ©2012.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 387 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-379) and index.
ISBN:9780226412351
0226412350
1283622742
9781283622745
9786613935199
6613935190

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