TY - BOOK ID - 3495020 TI - A cultural history of japanese budhism AU - Deal, William E. AU - Ruppert, Brian AU - John Wiley & Sons PY - 2015 VL - 1 SN - 9781405167000 9781405167017 1405167009 1405167017 PB - Chichester ; New York ; Brisbane ; Toronto ; Singapore John Wiley & Sons DB - UniCat KW - Buddhism KW - Buddhism and culture KW - Religion KW - History. KW - General (see also PHILOSOPHY KW - Buddhist). KW - History KW - General (see also philosophy KW - RELIGION / Buddhism / General (see also PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist). KW - Buddhism - Japan - History. KW - Buddhism and culture - Japan - History. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3495020 AB - A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism offers a comprehensive, nuanced, and chronological account of the evolution of Buddhist religion in Japan from the sixth century to the present day. * Traces each period of Japanese history to reveal the complex and often controversial histories of Japanese Buddhists and their unfolding narratives * Examines relevant social, political, and transcultural contexts, and places an emphasis on Japanese Buddhist discourses and material culture * Addresses the increasing competition between Buddhist, Shinto, and Neo-Confucian world-views through to the mid-nineteenth century * Informed by the most recent research, including the latest Japanese and Western scholarship * Illustrates the richness and complexity of Japanese Buddhism as a lived religion, offering readers a glimpse into the development of this complex and often misunderstood tradition. ER -