East Asian religions

Recent academic and medical initiatives have highlighted the benefits of studying culturally embedded healing traditions that incorporate religious and philosophical viewpoints to better understand local and global healing phenomena.

Over the past five decades, the field of religion-and-science scholarship has experienced a considerable expansion.

Over the past five decades, the field of religion-and-science scholarship has experienced a considerable expansion.

Like an ancient river, Daoist traditions introduced from China once flowed powerfully through the Japanese religious landscape, forever altering its topography and ecology.

Like an ancient river, Daoist traditions introduced from China once flowed powerfully through the Japanese religious landscape, forever altering its topography and ecology.

The moral values and interpretive systems of religions are crucially involved in how people imagine the challenges of sustainability and how societies mobilize to enhance ecosystem resilience and human well-being.

The moral values and interpretive systems of religions are crucially involved in how people imagine the challenges of sustainability and how societies mobilize to enhance ecosystem resilience and human well-being.

This volume focuses on the intersection of religion and media in China, bringing interdisciplinary approaches to bear on the role of religion in the lives of individuals and greater shifts within Chinese society in an increasingly media-saturated environment.

This book questions whether temples and Daoism are two independent aspects of modern Chinese religion or if they are indissolubly linked.

This book questions whether temples and Daoism are two independent aspects of modern Chinese religion or if they are indissolubly linked.

Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations, Third Edition is the ideal textbook for those coming to the study of religion for the first time, as well as for those who wish to keep up-to-date with the latest perspectives in the field.

Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations, Third Edition is the ideal textbook for those coming to the study of religion for the first time, as well as for those who wish to keep up-to-date with the latest perspectives in the field.

Nature conservation planning tends to be driven by models based on Western norms and science, but these may not represent the cultural, philosophical and religious contexts of much of Asia.

Nature conservation planning tends to be driven by models based on Western norms and science, but these may not represent the cultural, philosophical and religious contexts of much of Asia.

This volume presents a comparison of seven major religious reformers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: For Islam, Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani, Muhammad 'Abduh and Muhammad Rashid Rida; for Hinduism, Dayananda Sarasvati and Swami Shraddhananda; for Confucianism, K'ang Yu-wei and Liang Ch'i-ch'ao.

This volume presents a comparison of seven major religious reformers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: For Islam, Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani, Muhammad 'Abduh and Muhammad Rashid Rida; for Hinduism, Dayananda Sarasvati and Swami Shraddhananda; for Confucianism, K'ang Yu-wei and Liang Ch'i-ch'ao.

Gewirth's theory of human rights has made a major contribution to philosophy.

Gewirth's theory of human rights has made a major contribution to philosophy.

Clans and Religion in Ancient Japan presents the latest research on the origin of Japanese religion and the clans in charge of religious services in ancient Japan.

Clans and Religion in Ancient Japan presents the latest research on the origin of Japanese religion and the clans in charge of religious services in ancient Japan.

*; Shares an eight-step process based on the life-prolonging and health-enhancing methodology of the Earth Path of Taoism*; Includes practices focused on posture, breathing, mental health, energy flow, and meditation, as well as eight mind-body Daoyin longevity exercises, complete with illustrated instructions*; Explores what causes premature aging and how to avoid it, along with longevity secrets of the legendary Eight ImmortalsACCORDING TO THE ANCIENT CHINESE SAGES, the way to achieve health, longevity, and enlightenment starts with the Earth Path of Taoism, which advises us to nurture the body, calm the mind, and stir the spirit.

A non-theistic contribution to the dialogue between religion and secular humanism through the medium of Buddhist spiritual practice.

A non-theistic contribution to the dialogue between religion and secular humanism through the medium of Buddhist spiritual practice.

This book charts the history of Confucianism in Japan to offer new perspectives on the sociology of Confucianiam across East Asia.

This book charts the history of Confucianism in Japan to offer new perspectives on the sociology of Confucianiam across East Asia.

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.

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.

Awakening: An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought engages students with anecdotes, primary and secondary sources, an accessible writing style, and a clear historical approach.

Awakening: An Introduction to the History of Eastern Thought engages students with anecdotes, primary and secondary sources, an accessible writing style, and a clear historical approach.

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.

Shinto, the national indigenous religion of Japan has supplied Japan with the basic structure of its mentality and behaviour.

Shinto, the national indigenous religion of Japan has supplied Japan with the basic structure of its mentality and behaviour.

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.