The Bloomsbury Handbook of Japanese Religions

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Japanese Religions is a comprehensive set of essays addressing all areas of current research in the study of Japanese religions. Reflecting both ongoing work on established topics as well as introductions to emerging research on new areas, this Handbook is sure to be highly appreciated across the discipline of Religious Studies. * Helen Hardacre, Professor of Japanese Religions and Society, Harvard University, USA * The broad range of the topics treated, the emphasis on methodology, and the use of case studies make this book a unique and indispensable tool for anyone interested in Japanese religion. * Bernard Faure, Professor of Japanese Religion, Columbia University, USA * This is another valuable tool for studying religion in Japan, which I would warmly recommend to students and more advanced researchers in the search for updates and new perspectives. * Religious Studies Review * The Handbook certainly fulfills its pledges of publishing “cutting-edge” research and providing a “most up-to-date guide to contemporary scholarship in the field, … that is highly recommended not only to undergraduate and postgraduate students and scholars but also to general readers, who are working on or interested in Japanese religions in both pre-modern and contemporary contexts, and the field of religious studies more broadly. * Journal of Religion in Japan *