Zen and Shinto: A History of Japanese Philosophy
This history of Japanese philosophical traditions underscores the importance of Zen and Shinto to the development of Japanese culture.

How do the Japanese talk about their native philosophy, Shinto, so many years after the Western Allies abolished it as a state religion? What is its relationship to Buddhism, and particularly to Zen? How modern can this very ancient creed ever be? These are some of the questions considered in this analytic work by Dr. Chikao Fujisawa, who specializes in the study of traditional Japanese philosophy and its effect on modern society.

Fujisawa’s work is not only a survey of Zen and Shinto, but also an impassioned plea to restore Shinto as the very substance of Japanese life and thought. At the same time, Zen and Shinto offers new insight into the depth and vitality of Japanese culture, demonstrating its remarkable capacity to assimilate foreign thought and ideas, and thus contribute to the world’s hope for permanent peace.
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Zen and Shinto: A History of Japanese Philosophy
This history of Japanese philosophical traditions underscores the importance of Zen and Shinto to the development of Japanese culture.

How do the Japanese talk about their native philosophy, Shinto, so many years after the Western Allies abolished it as a state religion? What is its relationship to Buddhism, and particularly to Zen? How modern can this very ancient creed ever be? These are some of the questions considered in this analytic work by Dr. Chikao Fujisawa, who specializes in the study of traditional Japanese philosophy and its effect on modern society.

Fujisawa’s work is not only a survey of Zen and Shinto, but also an impassioned plea to restore Shinto as the very substance of Japanese life and thought. At the same time, Zen and Shinto offers new insight into the depth and vitality of Japanese culture, demonstrating its remarkable capacity to assimilate foreign thought and ideas, and thus contribute to the world’s hope for permanent peace.
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Zen and Shinto: A History of Japanese Philosophy

Zen and Shinto: A History of Japanese Philosophy

by Chikao Fujisawa
Zen and Shinto: A History of Japanese Philosophy

Zen and Shinto: A History of Japanese Philosophy

by Chikao Fujisawa

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This history of Japanese philosophical traditions underscores the importance of Zen and Shinto to the development of Japanese culture.

How do the Japanese talk about their native philosophy, Shinto, so many years after the Western Allies abolished it as a state religion? What is its relationship to Buddhism, and particularly to Zen? How modern can this very ancient creed ever be? These are some of the questions considered in this analytic work by Dr. Chikao Fujisawa, who specializes in the study of traditional Japanese philosophy and its effect on modern society.

Fujisawa’s work is not only a survey of Zen and Shinto, but also an impassioned plea to restore Shinto as the very substance of Japanese life and thought. At the same time, Zen and Shinto offers new insight into the depth and vitality of Japanese culture, demonstrating its remarkable capacity to assimilate foreign thought and ideas, and thus contribute to the world’s hope for permanent peace.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781504060196
Publisher: Philosophical Library/Open Road
Publication date: 12/17/2019
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 100
Sales rank: 591,207
File size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

The Impact of Shintoism on the Development of Japanese Zen
The Essential Characteristics of Zen Buddhism
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