East Asian religions

Scholars from several fields tell the story of the Hajj and explain its significance as one of the key events in the Muslim religious calendar.

The first English-language contributory volume on Chinese metaphysics, covering all major traditions from pre-Qin to the modern period.

The first English-language contributory volume on Chinese metaphysics, covering all major traditions from pre-Qin to the modern period.

This book provides an overview of religion in Japan, from ancient times to the present.

This book provides an overview of religion in Japan, from ancient times to the present.

Spirituality is, too often, subsumed under the heading of religion and treated as much the same kind of thing.

Spirituality is, too often, subsumed under the heading of religion and treated as much the same kind of thing.

Since the very beginning, Confucianism has been troubled by a serious gap between its political ideals and the reality of societal circumstances.

This book explores the fascinating and complex histories of Islam and China.

Discover the world of Japanese ceramics: From Raku to KutaniImmerse yourself in the fascinating world of Japanese pottery!

This volume makes available a wide variety of cultural perspectives on education and on economic and social progress.

This volume makes available a wide variety of cultural perspectives on education and on economic and social progress.

William Montgomery McGovern's Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism was one of the first books on Mahayana Buddhism written for a Western audience.

William Montgomery McGovern's Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism was one of the first books on Mahayana Buddhism written for a Western audience.

This volume investigates and present the salient features of Shinto through a long history of development from its remote past up to the present.

This volume investigates and present the salient features of Shinto through a long history of development from its remote past up to the present.

The philosophy of Buddhism, originating in India, has undergone considerable changes in its adoption in the Far East.

The philosophy of Buddhism, originating in India, has undergone considerable changes in its adoption in the Far East.

Before the modernist transformations of the twentieth century, China had one of the richest and most diverse religious cultures in the world.

Before the modernist transformations of the twentieth century, China had one of the richest and most diverse religious cultures in the world.

This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields.

This essential student textbook consists of seventeen sections, all written by leading scholars in their different fields.

Japanese Religions on the Internet draws attention to how religion is being presented, represented and discussed on the Japanese Internet.

Japanese Religions on the Internet draws attention to how religion is being presented, represented and discussed on the Japanese Internet.

Written as a companion to Eliot's 3-volume Hinduism and Buddhism this text begins with an overview of Buddhism as practiced in India and China before presenting an in depth account of the history of Buddhism in Japan.

Written as a companion to Eliot's 3-volume Hinduism and Buddhism this text begins with an overview of Buddhism as practiced in India and China before presenting an in depth account of the history of Buddhism in Japan.

Subtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the various healing and yogic techniques and exercises associated with them.

Subtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the various healing and yogic techniques and exercises associated with them.

Zhenwu, or the Perfected Warrior, is one of the few Chinese Deities that can rightfully claim a countrywide devotion.

Zhenwu, or the Perfected Warrior, is one of the few Chinese Deities that can rightfully claim a countrywide devotion.

What enables women to hold firm in their beliefs in the face of long years of hostile persecution by the Communist party/state?

What enables women to hold firm in their beliefs in the face of long years of hostile persecution by the Communist party/state?

Focusing on contemporary Tibetan Buddhist revivals in the Tibetan regions of the Sichuan and Qinghai Provinces in China, this book explores the intricate entanglements of the Buddhist revivals with cultural identity, state ideology, and popular imagination of Tibetan Buddhist spirituality in contemporary China.

Focusing on contemporary Tibetan Buddhist revivals in the Tibetan regions of the Sichuan and Qinghai Provinces in China, this book explores the intricate entanglements of the Buddhist revivals with cultural identity, state ideology, and popular imagination of Tibetan Buddhist spirituality in contemporary China.

In this study, Olberding proposes a new theoretical model for reading the Analects.

In this study, Olberding proposes a new theoretical model for reading the Analects.

At the core of Daoism are ancient ideas concerning the Way, the fundamental process of existence (the Dao).

At the core of Daoism are ancient ideas concerning the Way, the fundamental process of existence (the Dao).

This book offers a wide range of critical perspectives on how secularism unfolds and has been made sense of across Europe and Asia.

This book offers a wide range of critical perspectives on how secularism unfolds and has been made sense of across Europe and Asia.

During the early communist period of the 1950s, temple fairs in China were both suppressed and secularized.

During the early communist period of the 1950s, temple fairs in China were both suppressed and secularized.

From the founding of the Qin dynasty in 221 BCE to the present, the Chinese have been preoccupied with the notion of ordering their world.

From the founding of the Qin dynasty in 221 BCE to the present, the Chinese have been preoccupied with the notion of ordering their world.

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing.

Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing.

Much has been written on how temples are constructed or reconstructed for reviving local religious and communal life or for recycling tradition after the market reforms in China.

Much has been written on how temples are constructed or reconstructed for reviving local religious and communal life or for recycling tradition after the market reforms in China.