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.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Published by the Harvard University Asia Center,
2019.
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| Series: | Harvard East Asian monographs ;
421. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 541 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [485]-518) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674237261 0674237269 |