DuBois, Thomas David 1969- creator text bibliography Electronic books. nyu New York Cambridge University Press 2011 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xii, 259 p.) : ill., maps. "Religion and religious ideas have played a fundamental role in the shaping of Asian history, society, and cultural practices. In this engaging and informative book, Thomas David DuBois sets out to explain how religious traditions and philosophies in China and Japan have evolved and intersected since the birth of Confucianism in China and the arrival of Buddhism in Japan. Crossing a broad terrain from Tokyo to Tibet, the book concentrates on the post-fourteenth century, when the long-lasting political dynasties that transformed the political, social, and economic institutions of both countries came into being. It is these connections that the author is keen to highlight, and he does so to effect by using key moments, such as the Taiping Uprising and the Boxer Rebellion, to underscore the importance of religion in transforming the course of Asian history. Contemporary chapters reflect on the wartime deification of the Japanese emperor, Marxism as religion, and the persecution of the Dalai Lama"-- Thomas David DuBois. Includes bibliographical references and index. a-ja--- a-ch--- Japan Religion Buddhism Japan History China Religion Confucianism China History HISTORY / Asia / General RELIGION / History TRAVEL / Special Interest / Religious BL2202.3 .D83 2011eb 200.951 DuBois, Thomas David, 1969- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 (DLC) 2010040091 (OCoLC)666491873 9781139078863 (electronic bk.) 1139078860 (electronic bk.) http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=366292 http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=366292 N$T 110601 20200709055353.0 ocn727948442