{"product_id":"religion-and-spirituality-in-japan-paperback","title":"Religion and Spirituality in Japan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMasami Takahashi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRalph W. Hood\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51788781420832,"sku":"9781943492800","price":53.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b874a640558124ad6a056ef03f86cd0e.webp?v=1780659908","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/religion-and-spirituality-in-japan-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}