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Pages: 315
Authors: John K. Nelson
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-08-03 - Publisher: University of Washington Press

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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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Authors: Joseph Cali
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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
The Promise of Salvation
Language: en
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Authors: Martin Riesebrodt
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-02-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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The Ancient World
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Authors: Sarolta Anna Takacs
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Designed to meet the curriculum needs of students from grades 7-12, this five-volume encyclopedia explores the history and civilizations of the ancient world fr