Moral and Spiritual Cultivation in Japanese Neo-Confucianism

Moral and Spiritual Cultivation in Japanese Neo-Confucianism
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Publisher : SUNY Press
Total Pages : 472
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ISBN-10 : 0887068898
ISBN-13 : 9780887068898
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Book Synopsis Moral and Spiritual Cultivation in Japanese Neo-Confucianism by : Mary Evelyn Tucker

Download or read book Moral and Spiritual Cultivation in Japanese Neo-Confucianism written by Mary Evelyn Tucker and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaibara Ekken (1630--1714) was the focal Neo-Confucian thinker of the early Tokagawa period. He established the importance of Neo-Confucianism in Japan at a time when Buddhism had long been the dominant religious philosophy. This is the first book-length presentation of his thought. It contains a lengthy introduction to Ekken's life, time, and thought, and a careful translation into readable English of Ekken's book, Precepts for Daily Life in Japan (Yamanto Zokkun).


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