Ian Reader
Ian Reader has been teaching and researching on the religions of Japan for many years. He received his Ph.D. in Japanese Buddhism from the University of Leeds in 1983 and went on to become a member of the Scottish Centre for Japanese Studies at the University of Stirling in Scotland. The author of numerous books, he served as a Senior Research Fellow at the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies.
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Shinto, Simple Guides
- By: Ian Reader
- Narrator: Steven Crossley
- Length: 3 hours 22 minutes
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Publish date: December 17, 2019
- Language: English
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This book will help you appreciate the significance of Japan’s own religion in everyday life, recognize the key traditions and festivals of the Shinto year, understand what you will see at Shinto shrines and in Shinto rituals, and gain... Read more
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