Kiku's prayer : a novel / by Endō, Shūsaku, 1923-1996

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Religions of Japan in practice /

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Practically religious : worldly benefits and the common religion of Japan / by Reader, Ian, 1949-

Table of Contents: “…Benefits in the religious system : settings and dynamics -- Scripture and benefits -- Buying out chance : morality, belief, and prayer -- The providers of benefits : gods, saints, and wizards -- The dynamics of practice -- Selling benefits : the marketing of efficacy and truth -- Guidebooks to practical benefits.…”
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Japanese Buddhist ritual.

Table of Contents: “…Large temple bell.--Morning prayers.--Gongs and drum.--Wasan goeka hymn.--Wasan goeka hymn.…”
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Unknown valor : a story of family, courage, and sacrifice from Pearl Harbor to Iwo Jima / by MacCallum, Martha, 1964-, Drez, Ronald J., 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Arlington, Massachusetts, 1938 -- Infamy -- Outrage -- The changing tide -- What Hirohito knew -- The first step : say a prayer for your pal on Guadalcanal -- 1943 -- Cracking the inner ring -- Willing to fight -- D-Day : from Normandy to Saipan -- Japan's doorstep -- "A ghastly relentlessness" -- "An island of sulphur : no water, no sparrow, and no swallow" -- "Hell with the fire out" -- The badlands.…”

Proving the way : conflict and practice in the history of Japanese nativism. by McNally, Mark, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…The ascendancy of Hirata Atsutane and the invention of kokugaku -- The formation of rival nativist schools : the Edo-ha and the Norinaga school -- The Norinaga school in Edo -- The sandaikō debate : mythology, astronomy and eschatology -- On a dream and a prayer : Atsutane's discourse of succession and the invention of a new nativist tradition -- Forsaking textualism : ancient history and the supernatural -- Bakumatsu kokugaku and the Hirata school -- Conclusion : centrality at the margins.…”
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Proving the way : conflict and practice in the history of Japanese nativism. by McNally, Mark, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…The ascendancy of Hirata Atsutane and the invention of kokugaku -- The formation of rival nativist schools : the Edo-ha and the Norinaga school -- The Norinaga school in Edo -- The sandaikō debate : mythology, astronomy and eschatology -- On a dream and a prayer : Atsutane's discourse of succession and the invention of a new nativist tradition -- Forsaking textualism : ancient history and the supernatural -- Bakumatsu kokugaku and the Hirata school -- Conclusion : centrality at the margins.…”
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Broken arrow : how the U.S. Navy lost a nuclear bomb / by Winchester, Jim

Table of Contents: “…Day Tripper -- 10. Hope and Prayer -- 11. Keep on Running -- 12. Homeward Bound -- 13. …”
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Taki Kudo, shamanic medium of Tsugaru/

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Messengers of the risen Son in the land of the rising sun : single women missionaries in Japan / by Miller, Bonnie

Table of Contents: “…The first foreigners -- The first single women -- Alice Miller : a faithful, self-denying worker -- Calla and Kate : two Hoosier teachers -- Loduska Wirick : Nightingale of the Orient -- Mary and Lavinia : an international friendship -- Rose Armbruster : energetic evangelist -- Bertha Clawson : the most successful girls' school -- Clara Kennedy : a call for more prayer -- On their own : lesser-known women who went independently -- They also went forth : others supported by the societies -- Sarah Andrews : a one-way ticket -- Lillie Cypert : a co-worker for Sarah -- Furloughs to recruit and recoup -- More laborers for the harvest -- Gains and losses -- The great depression -- The war begins -- Sarah : alone with God -- Appendix: Biographical data.…”
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Religion in Indonesia : the way of the ancestors / Buddhism : the land of the disappearing Buddha-Japan / African religions : Zulu Zion

Table of Contents: “…Introduction ; Weekly women's prayer meeting ; Looking for roots : Zulu land ; Hospital : Lutheran Foundation ; European ways and African roots ; Dreams ; The place that is lifted up / directed by Mischa Scorer.…”

Matsuri and religion : complexity, continuity, and creativity in Japanese festivals /

Table of Contents: “…Kuma Matsuri: Bear Hunters as Intermediaries between Humans and Nature / Scott Schnell -- 7. Fire, Prayer, and Purification: Early Winter Events and Folk Beliefs in Kyoto / Yagi Tōru -- 8. …”
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Tsumi-- offence and retribution in early Japan / by Williams, Yoko, 1955-

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The tales of the Heike /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- book 1: The bells of Gion Monastery ; Night attack at Courtiers' Hall ; The sea bass ; Page-boy cuts ; Kiyomori's flowering fortunes ; Gio -- book 2: The admonition ; Signal fires ; The death of the senior counselor ; Yasuyori's prayer -- book 3: The pardon ; The foot-drumming ; Ario ; The death of Shunkan -- book 4: The battle at the bridge -- book 5: The burning of Nara -- book 6: The death of Kiyomori -- book 7: Sanemori ; Tadanori leaves the capital ; The flight from Fukuhara -- book 8 [summary] -- book 9: The death of Lord Kiso ; The old horse ; The attack from the cliff ; The death of Tadanori ; The capture of Shigehira ; The death of Atsumori -- book 10: Regarding the precepts ; Senju-no-mae ; Yokobue ; Koremori becomes a monk ; Koremori drowns himself -- book 11: The death of Tsuginobu ; Nasu no Yoichi ; The lost bow ; The cockfights and the battle of Dan-no-ura ; Far-flying arrows ; The drowning of the former emperor -- book 12: The execution of Rokudai -- The initiates' book: The imperial lady becomes a nun ; The move to Ohara ; The retired emperor visits Ohara ; The six paths of existence ; The death of the imperial lady -- Glossary of characters.…”
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Bringing Zen home : the healing heart of Japanese women's rituals / by Arai, Paula Kane Robinson

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Amy's guide to best behavior in Japan : do it right and be polite! / by Chavez, Amy, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…You Should Always Do in Japan; 1 Out and About; Some Basic Pointers; Smoking in Public; Forbidden Things; What to Wear (or Not); Shopping; Dating, Romance, and Flirting; Visiting Temples and Shrines; Purification; Prayer; Going Inside; Foreigners Not Welcome?; 2 Etiquette Basics; Bowing; The Head Bow Is Your Friend; Shoes, Slippers, and Socks; How to Properly Take off Your Shoes.…”
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Japan's musical tradition : hogaku from prehistory to the present / by Yoshikami, Miyuki, 1938-

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A year in seventeenth-century Kyoto : Edo-period writings on annual ceremonies, festivals, and customs / by Groemer, Gerald, 1957-

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Shinto shrines : a guide to the sacred sites of Japan's ancient religion / by Cali, Joseph, Dougill, John

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