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Religious Discourse in Modern Japan explores the introduction of the Western concept of “religion” to Japan in the modern era, and the emergence of discourse on Shinto, philosophy, and Buddhism. Taking Anesaki’s founding of religious studies (shukyogaku) at Tokyo Imperial University as a pivot, Isomae examines the evolution of this academic discipline in the changing context of social conditions from the Meiji era through the present. Special attention is given to the development of Shinto studi

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Author

Jun'ichi Isomae

Publisher

Brill Academic Pub

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9789004272682

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Buddhism, Christian, Religion

Updated

2026-03-25