Practically Religious: Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan

by Ian Reader

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Praying for practical benefits (genze riyaku) is a common religious activity in Japan. Despite its widespread nature and the vast numbers of people who pray and purchase amulets and talismans for everything from traffic safety and education success to business prosperity and protection from disease, the practice has been virtually ignored in academic studies or relegated to the margins as a product of superstition or an aberration from the true...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0824820908

ISBN13:9780824820909

Release Date:October 1998

Publisher:University of Hawaii Press

Length:318 Pages

Weight:1.21 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"

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Christian Books & Bibles Comparative Religion History Religion Religion & Spirituality Religious History Religious Studies Theology

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