Japanese Religions: Past and Present.

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189 p., ill. Price tag on the back, jacket somewhat rubbed, small pencil annotation on back endpaper, otherwise very good and clean. / Preisschild auf der Rückseite, Umschlag etwas berieben, kleine Bleistiftanmerkung auf hinterem Vorsatz, sonst sehr gut und sauber. - Contents: Preface -- 1. Meeting Japanese Culture - Introduction -- READINGS -- 1 Japan - the pure land: impressions of a visitor. Finn Stefánsson -- 2 The Japanese language. Aasulv Lande -- 3 Normative values: On, Giri, Ninjo. Harumi Befu -- 4 Shame cultures and guilt cultures. Ruth Benedict -- 5 Sin and shame. Takeo Doi -- 2. Japanese Religions - an Introduction. E. Andreasen -- 3. Folk Religion - Introduction - READINGS -- 6 An oracle from Kannon in the Reizan temple. -- 7 The straw millionaire: from a cartoon about Kannon. -- 8 Jizo bon: a cartoon about Jizo. -- 4. Shinto - Introduction - READINGS -- 9 Extracts from the Kojiki with appended commentary. Ian Reader -- 10 The meaning of kami. David Holtom -- 11 Ise - the sun shrine. Svend Hass -- 12 A pilgrimage to Ise, by a Buddhist monk, Saka (14th century). -- 13 Meiji Jingu and the traditional plan of a Shinto shrine. Finn Stefánsson -- 14 Norito: a Shinto prayer of exorcism. -- 15 Norito: a prayer for good crops. -- 5. Buddhism - Introduction - READINGS -- 16 From the Lotus Sutra: the Revelation of the Mahayana. -- 17 Shingon Buddhist mandalas. Finn Stefánsson -- 18 Sokushinjobutsu: 'Becoming a Buddha in this lifetime' (from the legend of Kukai). -- 19 Portrait of Kobo Daishi. -- 20 Honen's last testament. -- 21 Nicheren's teaching. -- 22 The Ox-herding pictures. Aage Marcus -- 23 An ordinary day in the Zen temple of Daishuin. Poul Erik Pilmann -- 24 Zazen - sitting meditation for beginners. -- 25 Ten haiku. -- 26 The Garden of Emptiness - the rock garden at Ryoanji. Finn Stefánsson -- 27 Zen in the Art of Archery. Eugen Herrigel -- 6. The New Religions of Japan - Introduction -- READINGS FROM TENRIKYO -- 28 From the Ofudesaki of Nakayama Miki. -- 29 The Shrine of Tsukihi. -- 30 Oyasato: Tenrikyo's headquarters. -- 31 On medical care and the causes of illness. -- 32 Spiritual counselling in Tenrikyo. -- READINGS FROM ITTO-EN -- 33 Ho-en The Rokuman Gyogan prayer. -- 34 Itto-en statues. Finn Stefánsson -- 35 The Morning Walk from Kosenrin. Finn Stefánsson -- READINGS FROM SOKA GAKKAI -- 36 The objective of Soka Gakkai. - 37 'Visions of a peaceful world'. -- READINGS FROM RISSHO KOSEI-KAI -- 38 Veneration. -- 39 Hoza - Circle of Compassion. -- READINGS FROM SEICHO-NO-IE -- 40 Holy Mission of Seicho-No-Ie. -- 41 Summary of the Teachings. -- READINGS FROM MAHIKARI -- 42 How does Mahikari, the Divine Spiritual Radiation, change our daily lives? -- 7. Christianity in Japan - Introduction -- 43 Christianity's Three Waves. Aasulv Lande -- 8. Religion and Politics in Japan - Introduction -- 44 The Seventeen-Article Constitution of Prince Shotoku. -- 45 Motoori Norinaga: On the Emperor and Japan. -- 46 Imperial Rescript on Education. -- 47 Extract from a textbook on ethics used in schools in the 1930s. -- 48 Directive for the Disestablishment of State Shinto. -- 49 Imperial Rescript on the Reconstruction of New Japan. -- 50 Japanese Shintoism - the implicit resurgence of national religion, by the National Council of Churches. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 Original cloth with dust jacket. N° de ref. del artículo 1178292

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