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Folk religion in Japan; continuity and change.

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Folk Religion in Japan: Continuity and Change - Hori, Ichiro, and Kitagawa, Joseph M (Editor), and Miller, Alan L (Editor)
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Ichiro Hori's is the first book in Western literature to portray how Shinto, Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist elements, as well as all manner of archaic magical beliefs and practices, are fused on the folk level. Folk religion, transmitted by the common people from generation to generation, has greatly conditioned the political, economic, and cultural development of Japan and continues to satisfy the emotional and religious needs of the people. Hori examines the organic relationship between the Japanese social structure- ...

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Folk Religion in Japan: Continuity and Change 1994, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226353340

2nd edition

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Folk Religion in Japan: Continuity and Change 1983, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL

ISBN-13: 9780226353357

Trade paperback