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Books in Kegan Paul Japan Library series

  • Lafcadio Hearn's Gleanings in Buddha-Fields

    Lafcadio Hearn

    Hardcover (Kegan Paul, April 27, 2005)
    The third book of Lafcadio Hearn's Japanese period, Gleanings in Buddha-Fields is a volume of philosophical essays and sketches inspired by the teachings of Buddha. Through a series of loosely connected essays, the author offers readers a wealth of insights into Japanese life, art and religion. When the book was first published in 1897, it attracted the attention of The New York Times: "It is only Mr. Hearn who has made us understand something of the Japanese way of looking at life and things, something of that religion which is the very soul and substance of Japanese existence, thought, and action." Today's readers are sure to recognize the elegance and depth of thought which have made the work a classic.
  • An Introduction to the Buraku Issue: Questions and Answers

    Suehiro Kitaguchi, Alastair McLauchlan

    Hardcover (Routledge, Feb. 24, 1999)
    Translated with an Intoduction by Alastair McLaughlin. The extent of discrimination against the Buraku communities is one of the most sensitive issues facing the Japanese government and the social coherence of contemporary Japan.
  • Gleanings In Buddha-Fields

    Hearn

    Paperback (Routledge, Oct. 19, 2016)
    First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.