Japanese Culture by Roger J. Davies | Book Club

Pages to read: 148
ISBN: 9784805311639 (Originally listed and edition I am Using)

While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•How did China influence Japan?
•How did Japan’s geography influence development?
•What was Japan’s political circumstance? How did Japanese state change and why?
•Who were the ancient migrants to Japan?
•What are Japanese religions and philosophies?
•How did the religions and philosophes interact with each other and how were they practiced?
•What is culture and what does culture influence?
•What is Shinto?
•What is Buddhism?
•What is Taoism?
•What is Zen?
•What is Confucianism?
•How did the West influence Japan?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.

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Summary from Goodreads:
Japanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations takes readers on a thoroughly researched and remarkably readable journey through Japan's cultural history.

This much-anticipated sequel to Roger Davies's best-selling The Japanese Mind provides a comprehensive overview of the religion and philosophy of Japan. This cultural history of Japan explains the diverse cultural traditions that underlie modern Japan and offers readers real insights into Japanese manners and etiquette.

Davies begins with an investigation of the origins of the Japanese, followed by an analysis of the most relevant approaches used by scholars to describe the essential elements of Japanese culture. From there, each chapter focuses on one of the formative aspects: Shintoism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, Confucianism, and Western influences in the modern era.

Each chapter is concluded with extensive endnotes along with thought-provoking discussion activities, making this volume ideal for individual readers and classroom instruction. Anyone interested in pursuing a deeper understanding of this complex and fascinating nation will find Davies's work an invaluable resource.