Shinto and the Religions of Japan

by C. Scott Littleton

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In Japan, two religions predominate--Buddhism and Shintoism--and the Japanese people see no contradiction in practicing both: worshipping Buddha even as they revere the kami, the divine beings that populate the country and define the indigenous faith of Shintoism.
In Shintoism and the Religions of Japan, C. Scott Littleton illuminates this unusual spiritual pluralism and shows how it has fertilized a vast and varied religious landscape. Littleton...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195218868

ISBN13:9780195218862

Release Date:May 2002

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:116 Pages

Weight:0.83 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Related Subjects

Asia Earth-Based Religions Education & Reference Japan Religion Religion & Spirituality Shintoism Spirituality

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