The Vestiges of Japanese Spirituality - Challenging the Standard Model of Religious History

Argues that the practices of Japan's new religions are relics of an earlier mentality that have been heavily renovated, creatively renewed, and dynamically re-adapted for the present-day.

About the author

Brian J. McVeigh

Brian J. McVeigh received his PhD in anthropology from Princeton University, USA and is now training in mental health counseling at the University at Albany, SUNY, USA. The author of twelve books, his latest publications include Nationalisms of Japan: Managing and Mystifying Identity (2003), Interpreting Japan: Approaches and Applications for the Classroom (2014), and How Religion Evolved: Explaining the Living Dead, Talking Idols, and Mesmerizing Monuments (2016).

Product details

• Authors: Brian J McVeigh, Brian J. McVeigh
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 02.10.2025
• EAN: 9781666977936
• ISBN: 978-1-6669-7793-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Illustrations: 3 bw illus; 7 tables
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; RELIGION / Eastern, RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Psychology of Religion, History of Religion, East Asian religions, Oriental Religions