Reader: Practically Religious Paper

by Ian Reader, George J Tanabe

Praying for practical benefits is a common religious activity in Japan. Basing their work on a fusion of textual, ethnographic, historical and contemporary studies, the authors of this volume demonstrate that far from being marginal, the concepts and practices surrounding genze riyaku lie at the very heart of the Japanese religious world.

320 pages, ebook

Published October 1, 1998

About the author

Ian Reader is Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Manchester, UK.