Buddhism, Unitarianism, and the Meiji Competition for Universality

Informationen zum Autor Michel Mohr is Associate Professor of Religion at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Klappentext In the late 1800s! Japanese leaders invited Unitarian missionaries to Japan to further modernization. Mohr looks at the debates sparked by the encounter between Unitarianism and Buddhism and considers how the idea of "universal truth" was used by both missionaries and by Japanese intellectuals and religious leaders to promote their own agendas. Zusammenfassung In the late 1800s, Japanese leaders invited Unitarian missionaries to Japan to further modernization. Mohr looks at the debates sparked by the encounter between Unitarianism and Buddhism and considers how the idea of “universal truth” was used by both missionaries and by Japanese intellectuals and religious leaders to promote their own agendas.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michel Mohr
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 07.01.2013
• EAN: 9780674066946
• ISBN: 978-0-674-06694-6
• Pagine: 250
• Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs (HUP)
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni