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Religion in Japanese Daily Life

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor David C. Lewis is a Visiting Professor in Social Anthropology at Yunnan University, China. Zusammenfassung This book examines the lives of ordinary Japanese people, and explores why they engage in religious activities. It analyses the attitudes and motivations behind religious and apparently religious behaviour, and includes coverage of activities such as fortune-telling, visits to shrines and temples, and ancestral rites. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: A grass-roots perspective 1. The fieldwork area 2. Roots of Japanese religiosity 3. Growing up 4. Finding one’s way 5. House and car 6. Work 7. Leisure 8. Times of crisis 9. Death 10. Shifting worldviews

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Authors David C. Lewis
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 20.09.2017
 
EAN 9781138677982
ISBN 978-1-138-67798-2
No. of pages 354
Series Japan Anthropology Workshop Series
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries

Japan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Religion: general, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General

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