Contemporary Religions in Japan, September 1964, Containing Articles on The Gods of Northern Buddhism, 100 years of Japanese Philosophy, and False Religions. Vol. V, No. 3, Published by the International Institute for the Study of Religions. Quarterly Periodical. Issue OP

Woodard, William P. (Editor)

Verlag: International Institute for the Study of Religions, 1964

Beschreibung

This is a single Issue of one of the most influential English - language periodicals on Japanese religion: "Contemporary Religions in Japan", which contains informative Articles on Shinto, Buddhism and Japanese Philosophy. **************************************** TITLE : Contemporary Religions in Japan / ISSUE : Volume V, No. 3 / DATE : September 1964 / EDITOR : William P. Woodard / IMPRINT : International Institute for the Study of Religions / PLACE : Tokyo, Japan / STATUS : OP / PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION : Quarterly periodical in small digest-sized format; volume pages 197- 279 (83 pages) + 5 pages of book announcements; approx. 5 7/8" x 8 1/4"; decorated wraps, stapled and glued. ****************************************** CONTENTS: - - One Hundred Years of Japanese Philosophy, 1852 - 1962 . by Gino K. Piovesana / "The Gods of Northern Buddhism" - a Review Article . by Shuyu Kanaoka . In the course of reviewing the book, the author briefly discusses iconography of various Gods, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Devas, etc. … the article is brief / World Messianity . Comments by Masakazu Fujieda / False Religions, Forced Conversions, Iconoclasm . by Noah Brannen / Various Book Reviews … Reviewed are: "The Catholic Church in Japan since 1859" by Van Hecken / "Sho-shukyo Jiten" [Dictionary of Various Religions by Hiyane] / "Japanese Universities and Colleges" / "Modern Buddhism" / "Sengo Shukyo Kaiso Roku" [Recollections of Religion in Postwar Japan] / "Iwamoto: Bukkyo Nyumon" [Introduction to Buddhism] / "Shukyo Nenkan" [ Religious Year Book]; "Nihon no Shukyo" [Japanese Religions]; / Saddharma-Pundarika or The Lotus Sutra" [Translated by Kern] / The Legge translation of the "I Ching" / "The Questions of King Milinda" [Translated by T. Rhys-Davids] / "Man and His Destiny in the Great Religions" by S. G. F. Brandon / "Buddhist Logic" by F. Th. Stchrbatsky / "Japanese Buddhism" by Watanabe / "The Urantia Book" / "Sosen Suhai to Nichijo Seikatsu" [Ancestor Worship and Everyday Life by Hashimoto] ******************************* CONDITION - VERY GOOD - This is a previously owned periodical with the following particulars noted … COVERS : Light surface wear, including some shallow creasing along spine, mild toning around edges; creasing at head of spine … else nice and clean / BINDING : Solid / INTERIOR : Clean and presentable. A NICE, CLEAN, SOLID COPY. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 614

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Titel: Contemporary Religions in Japan, September ...

Verlag: International Institute for the Study of Religions

Erscheinungsdatum: 1964

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Very Good