The worship of Confucius in Japan

"Provides the first overview of the richly documented and colorful Japanese version of the East Asian ritual to venerate Confucius, known in Japan as the sekiten. Traces the evolution of the sekiten in Japan from pre-modern times up to the present"--Provided by publisher

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Main Author: McMullen, James 1939- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts Published by the Harvard University Asia Center 2020
In: Harvard East Asian monographs (421)
Year: 2020
Series/Journal:Harvard East Asian monographs 421
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Confucius 551 BC-479 BC / Japan / Veneration / Confucianism / Religious life / History 700-1945
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Japan Religious life and customs
B Confucianism (Japan) Rituals History
B Confucianism (Japan) Customs and practices History
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