Tokugawa Religion

by Robert N. Bellah

2020-11-22 22:40:58

Robert N. Bellah''s classic study, Tokugawa Religion does for Japan what Max Weber''s The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism did for the West.  One of the foremost authorities on Japanese history and culture, Bellah explains how relig... Read more
Robert N. Bellah''s classic study, Tokugawa Religion does for Japan what Max Weber''s The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism did for the West.  One of the foremost authorities on Japanese history and culture, Bellah explains how religion in the Tokugawa period (160-1868) established the foundation for Japan''s modern industrial economy and dispels two misconceptions about Japanese modernization: that it began with Admiral Perry''s arrival in 1868, and that it rapidly developed because of the superb Japanese ability for imitation. In this revealing work, Bellah shows how the native doctrines of Buddhism, Confucianism and Shinto encouraged forms of logic and understanding necessary for economic development.  Japan''s current status as an economic superpower and industrial model for many in the West makes this groundbreaking volume even more important today than when it was first published in 1957.  With a new introduction by the author. Less

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File size8.44 X 5.5 X 0.7 in
Print pages272
PublisherFree Press
Publication date September 1, 1985
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780029024607
Robert N. Bellah (1927 - 2013) was Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley. He was educated at Harvard University, receiving the B.A. in 1950 and the Ph.D. in 1955....

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