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Book Announcement: Language, Education and Citizenship in Japan

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Paula

Genaro Castro-Vazquez Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop Series Based on extensive original research, this book explores the early educational experiences of foreign children in Japan. It considers foreign children’s experiences of Japanese schools, examines the special tutoring such children often have … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan’s Ancient Religion

Posted on December 30, 2012 by LM

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8926-9780824837136.aspx Shinto Shrines: A Guide to the Sacred Sites of Japan’s Ancient Religion Author: Cali, Joseph; Dougill, John; Of Japan’s two great religious traditions, Shinto is far less known and understood in the West. Although there are a number of … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Paula

Fisker-Nielsen, A. M. (2012) Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito London and New York: Routledge (Japan Anthropology Workshop Series). Book description: Presenting a study of politics at grassroots level among young Japanese, this book examines … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Paula

Edited by Patrick W. Galbraith and Jason G. Karlin Palgrave Macmillan | 256 pages | 2012 ISBN-10: 0230298303 ISBN-13: 978-0230298309 This volume is masterful in treating Japanese idol culture with the seriousness it deserves. Scholarly and astute, the essays massage … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Concept of Danzō ‘Sandalwood Images’ in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture of the 8th to 14th Centuries

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Paula

Christian Boehm The Concept of Danzō: ‘Sandalwood Images’ in Japanese Buddhist Sculpture of the 8th to 14th Centuries London: Saffron Books, 2012 264pp, hard cover, 287mm x 210mm, 165 colour and black and white illustrations Saffron Asian Art & Society … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Bones of Contention: Animals and Religion in Contemporary Japan

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Paula

Author: Ambros, Barbara R Since the 1990s the Japanese pet industry has grown to a trillion-yen business and estimates place the number of pets above the number of children under the age of fifteen. There are between 6,000 to 8,000 … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Invention of Religion in Japan

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Paula

Throughout its long history, Japan had no concept of what we call “religion.” There was no corresponding Japanese word, nor anything close to its meaning. But when American warships appeared off the coast of Japan in 1853 and forced the … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Illustrated Guide to Hawaii’s Japanese Buddhist Temples

Posted on November 11, 2012 by LM

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8767-9780824836795.aspx Tanabe, George J.; Tanabe, Willa Jane Japanese Buddhist Temples in Hawaii 256pp. October 2012 Paper – Price: $22.99ISBN: 978-0-8248-3679-5 Cloth – Price: $45.00ISBN: 978-0-8248-3663-4 363 color illus. A Latitude 20 Book Upon entering a Japanese Buddhist temple in Hawai‘i, … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Sword of Zen: Master Takuan and His Writings on Immovable Wisdom and the Sword Taie

Posted on November 4, 2012 by LM

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8764-9780824836788.aspx Sword of Zen: Master Takuan and His Writings on Immovable Wisdom and the Sword Taie Author: Haskel, Peter; University of Hawai’i Press 208pp. October 2012 Paper – Price: $23.00ISBN: 978-0-8248-3678-8 Cloth – Price: $50.00ISBN: 978-0-8248-3543-9 Takuan Sōho’s (1573–1645) two … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Drawing on Tradition: Manga, Anime, and Religion in Contemporary Japan

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Paula

(Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press). ISBN 978-0-8248-3654-2 (Paperback, $25.00) ISBN 978-0-8248-3589-7 (Hardcover, $60.00) 216 pp. Manga and anime (illustrated serial novels and animated films) are highly influential Japanese entertainment media that boast tremendous domestic consumption as well as worldwide distribution … Continue reading →

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