Getting Away from ‘Religion’ in Medieval Japan

The concept of ‘religion’ as modern, European-derived, and therefore problematic in premodern and Asian contexts is well established, but leaves us with a problem: if the church/state sacred/secular dynamic is a modern misconception even in England, as Fitzgerald argued, then how should we go about...

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Main Author: Garrett, Philip (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2022
In: Religions
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 4
Further subjects:B Amano
B Kongōbuji
B estate administration
B Daidenbōin
B warriors
B Sakanoue
B Kōyasan
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