{"product_id":"religion-and-spirituality-in-japan-masami-takahashi-9781943492800","title":"Religion and Spirituality in Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile almost everyone in Japan regularly participates in traditional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eactivities that are religious and spiritual in nature, it is perplexing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat only 20 to 30% of the population self-identify with a particular\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereligion. Several accounts have been offered to explain this discrepancy, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut these speculations had never been examined empirically. There\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare several reasons as to why Japanese empirical scientists ignored the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etopic for so long. One may be that Japanese scientists themselves are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etoo accustomed to the tradition to reflect upon the discrepancy. Since\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeven astute researchers may fail to recognize such a fertile field for empirical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eresearch, the opportunities and venues to pursue this line of research\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein Japanese academia have been scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Empirical Study of the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein Japan is a translated version of the original book, a collection\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof chapters by scholars from different psychological disciplines. It is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe first book with an emphasis on empirical perspectives on the topic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus, it is also the first book written in English in the field. This book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoffers not only detailed empirical data, but also an examination of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheories and ideologies that underlie contemporary understanding of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereligion and spirituality in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Masami Takahashi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1943492808\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943492800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ELM Grove Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Masami Takahashi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982930149631,"sku":"9781943492800","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c7bf19f-76bd-43e4-84f6-595306449f0d.jpg?v=1683263748","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/religion-and-spirituality-in-japan-masami-takahashi-9781943492800","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}