{"product_id":"folk-religion-in-japan-ichiro-hori-9780226353340","title":"Folk Religion in Japan: Continuity and Change","description":"Ichiro Hori's is the first book in Western literature to portray how Shinto, Buddhist, Confucian, and Taoist elements, as well as all manner of archaic magical beliefs and practices, are fused on the folk level. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFolk religion, transmitted by the common people from generation to generation, has greatly conditioned the political, economic, and cultural development of Japan and continues to satisfy the emotional and religious needs of the people. Hori examines the organic relationship between the Japanese social structure--the family kinship system, village and community organizations--and folk religion. A glossary with Japanese characters is included in the index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ichiro Hori\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226353346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226353340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.52w x 0.69d","brand":"Ichiro Hori","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119455596799,"sku":"9780226353340","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8db2625a-a965-4a2c-99e2-14f38ddbd9b0.jpg?v=1687409450","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/folk-religion-in-japan-ichiro-hori-9780226353340","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}