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What we today call Shinto has been at the heart of Japanese culture for almost as long as there has been a political entity distinguishing itself as Japan. A Ye
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Of Japan’s two great religious traditions, Shinto is far less known and understood in the West. Although there are a number of books that explain the religion
Killing for Religion
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The book will inform Westerners about how the three primary Asian religions facilitate violence and conflict. Each of the three Asian religions selected, Hindui
A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine
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The Promise of Salvation
Language: en
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Authors: Martin Riesebrodt
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-02-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Why has religion persisted across the course of human history? Secularists have predicted the end of faith for a long time, but religions continue to attract fo