Practically religious : worldly benefits and the common religion of Japan /

Praying for practical benefits (genze riyaku) is a common religious activity in Japan. Despite its widespread nature and the vast numbers of people who pray and purchase amulets and talismans for everything from traffic safety and education success to business prosperity and protection from disease,...

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Главный автор: Reader, Ian, 1949-
Другие авторы: Tanabe, George J., Jr., 1943-
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Honolulu : University of Hawaiì Press, ©1998.
Серии:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Online-ссылка:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wr40r