Irrationality and the Science of Religion in Japan Today(Section 1) Irrationality and the Science of Religion in Japan Today(Section 1) IKEDA Akira Journal of religious studies 80(4), 1025-1026, 2007-03-30 Akira IKEDA - 《Journal of Religious Studies》 被引量: 0发表: 2007年 Japanese ...
Religion -- and one religion in particular -- has frequently been in the news since the slaying of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on July 8. But if a survey by Weekly Playboy (Aug 29) is to be believed, religion in Japan appears to have surprisingly li
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While Shintō had and has been influenced by the imperial family of Japan historically, the core values and practices of Shintō center around the Japanese landscape, seasons, agriculture, and daily life. While it is common today to see monarchy and other forms of political organization as human...
Pilgrim, Syracuse University"This is a solid piece of work, and the topic is significant, in fact, timely, in several regards. First, there is much attention today on Japan and the secret of its cultural and social makeup. Second, there is the question of whether to accept the '...
A religion native to Japan, characterized by veneration of nature spirits and ancestors and by a lack of formal dogma. [Japaneseshintō:shin,god(from Middle Chinesesɦin; also the source of Mandarinshén,spirit, god) +tō, dō,art, way; seeaikido.] ...
The government varied greatly throughout the Middle Ages, creating major shifts in Japan's social structure. The rise of the Shogun military commander and samurai marked the beginning of the Medieval period. Afterward, the empire existed merely as a figurehead with little political power. Medieval ...
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Japan: Japan is an island nation located off the eastern coast of Asia. It is one of the wealthiest and most highly industrialized nations on Earth. The capital and largest city in Japan is Tokyo. Japan's official language is Japanese. ...
In the nineteenth century, the Ainu were displaced from the island of Hokkaido when the majority Japanese settled there. Throughout Japan's history, the government has been dominated by emperors, whose authority has decreased in modern times. During various historical periods, the Japanese ...