Tomoko Iwasawa

Broschiertes Buch

Tama in Japanese Myth

A Hermeneutical Study of Ancient Japanese Divinity

Beschreibung

This book attempts to elucidate Japanese religious experiences by presenting an innovative interpretation of the oldest existing text of Japanese myth, the Kojiki. Iwasawa offers new insights into Japanese mythology regarding the relationship between the human and the divine.

Autor

Tomoko Iwasawa is associate professor of comparative religions at Reitaku University, Japan. She received her M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy of religion from Boston University. Her publications include Jaspers' "Schuldfrage" and Hiroshima: Does the Concept of Guilt Exist for Japanese Religious Consciousness? (2008)and On the Concept of Defilement: A Comparative Study of Paul Ricoeur's "Symbolism of Evil" and Japanese Myth (2009). She is an executive board member of International Shinto Foundation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 265g
• ISBN-13: 9780761855187
• ISBN-10: 0761855181
• Artikelnr.: 33390234