{"product_id":"why-are-the-japanese-non-religious-japanese-spirituality-being-non-religious-in-a-religious-culture-paperback","title":"Why Are the Japanese Non-Religious?: Japanese Spirituality: Being Non-Religious in a Religious Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eToshimaro AMA\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Are the Japanese Non-Religious?: Japanese Spirituality: Being Non-Religious in a Religious Culture, \u003c\/i\u003e translated here for the first time in English, was first published in Japan in 1996. It has also been translated into Korean and German. Author Toshimaro Ama examines the concept of \u003ci\u003emushukyo, \u003c\/i\u003e or lack of specific religious beliefs. According to Ama, the Japanese generally lack an understanding of or desire to commit to a particular organized religion, oftentimes fusing Shinto, Christianity, and Buddhism into a hybrid form of spirituality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book classifies Japanese religion into \"revealed,\" or organized (i.e. Buddhism or Confucianism), and \"natural,\" or folklore based. It explains how folklore and culture have been integrated into the Japanese religious mind, examines governmental influence over the development of Japanese religion, and introduces several attempts to restore authentic spirituality. The book, which has sold more than 100,000 copies, is widely popular among students of Japanese culture and ethnicity as well as lay readers desiring to learn more about Japanese religious identity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eToshimaro Ama\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of International Studies at Meiji Gakuin University, Japan. Professor Ama has published more than ten books and numerous articles and essays in Japanese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 106\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.58 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53559388045619,"sku":"9780761830566","price":89.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/why-are-the-japanese-non-religious-japanese-spirituality-being-non-religious-in-a-religious-culture-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}