Karen A. Smyers is assistant professor of religion at Wesleyan University
Präsentiert faszinierendes ethnographisches Material und bietet
Einblick in die Abläufe an bedeutenden Kultstätten Japans.--
"NOAG"
Richement documentée-- "Archives de Sciences Sociales des
Religions"
A highly focused anthropological study that has all the academic
virtues ... combined with the best qualities of good journalism ...
that bring a subject to life.-- "Japan Times"
A sustained reflection, supported by keen and sympathetic
observation ... rich in hints about the way Japan really works. It
is well worth reading.-- "Japanese Studies"
A well written and detailed report on a religious phenomenon that
can be found throughout Japan, and even in Japanese diasporas.--
"Journal of Japanese Studies"
An excellent overview of not only Inari worship, but of how one
element of religion functions in Japanese society. And the author
also has a very readable style.-- "H-Net Reviews"
Not only closes the gap [in critical scholarship on Shinto] but
offers a new model of scholarship by encouraging the rest of us to
examine the textual with the experiential, the institutional with
the personal. The book is also accessible for the general public.--
"Journal of Asian Studies"
Smyers presents a very individualized form of Japanese religion ...
challeng[ing] the perception of cultural uniformity.-- "Japanese
Journal of Religious Studies"
The Fox and the Jewel is not only a study of Japanese religion but
of Japanese society in general, doing away with the simple
prejudice that the Japanese are less individualistic and more group
oriented than other people. This book also shows how
interdisciplinary work by anthropologists can give a more complete
picture of a society than the more highly specialized studies of
some Japanologists limiting their view, for example, to literature,
sociology, or a single religious tradition of Japan.-- "Asian
Folklore"
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