In the Presence of Gods and Spirits
hirata atsutane and his collaborators
$114.06
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
12 August 2025
Summary
In the Presence of Gods and Spirits: Redefining Japanese Identity
In the Presence of Gods and Spirits brings to life the early nineteenth-century Japanese religious leader and scholar Hirata Atsutane, whose fear of Russian incursion onto Japan’s soil led him to redefine what it means to be Japanese. Atsutane advocated the study of the Way of the Gods, commonly known as Shinto, to explain what happens to the soul after death and to cultivate a Japanese identity centered on g…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780472057573 |
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| ISBN-10: | 047205757X |
| Series: | Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies |
| Author: | Anne Walthall |
| Publisher: | The University of Michigan Press |
| Imprint: | The University of Michigan Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 12 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Anne Walthall
Anne Walthall is Professor Emerita of Japanese History at the University of California Irvine. She previously coedited Women and Class in Japanese History (1999) and Women and Networks in Nineteenth-Century Japan (2020) with the University of Michigan Press.
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