Imagining Japan: the Japanese Tradition and Its Modern Interpretation

Informationen zum Autor Robert N. Bellah is Elliott Professor of Sociology! Emeritus! at the University of California! Berkeley. He is author of Beyond Belief (California! 1991) and Tokugawa Religion: The Cultural Roots of Modern Japan (1985)! and coauthor of Habits of the Heart (California! 1985). Klappentext "Bellah is a sociologist with a grand vision of history, deeply concerned with the twists and turns of religious values, weaving pre-modern religious thinking into the debates of modernization and modernity. He takes a reflective turn with Imagining Japan, evidencing his profound concern with religious evolution."—Tetsuo Najita, University of Chicago "One of the most original attempts to understand some of the psychological and symbolic roots of the central problems in Japanese history. Bellah masterfully brings together intellectual and institutional dimensions of Japan, making a very important contribution to Japanese Studies."—S. N. Eisenstadt, Professor Emeritus at Hebrew University and author of Japanese Civilization: A Comparative View Zusammenfassung A collection of the writings of sociologist Robert N. Bellah, including essays that consider the entire sweep of Japanese history and the character of Japanese society and religion. The book features an introduction that brings together intellectual and institutional dimensions of Japanese history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Japanese Difference 1. The Contemporary Meaning of Kamakura Buddhism 2. Ienaga Saburo and the Search for meaning in Modern Japan 3. Japan's cultural Identity: Some Reflections on the Work of Watsuji Tetsuro 4. Notes on Maruyama Masao 5. Intellectual and Society in Japan 6. The Japanese Emperor as a Mother Figure: Some Preliminary Notes 7. Continuity and Change in Japanese Society Notes Bibliography Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Robert N Bellah, Robert N. Bellah
• Assisted by: Robert N. Bellah (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.03.2003
• EAN: 9780520235984
• ISBN: 978-0-520-23598-4
• No. of pages: 254
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Japan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology