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Practically religious : worldly benefits and the common religion of Japan

An examination of the concept of praying for practical benefit in Japanese religious activity. Using textual, ethnographic, historical and contemporary studies, the book discusses the economic and commercial aspects of how and why this practice is promoted.
Print Book, English, 1998
University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 1998
303 s
9780824820657, 9780824820909, 0824820657, 0824820908
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