Modernity in Japanese Breathing Techniques: Fujita Reisai and his Activities
KURITA Hidehiko
Studies in religions East and West (43) 1-24 Dec 2016 [Refereed]
There is a long tradition of using breathing techniques for self-cultivation and self-control in Japan. They are often regarded as non-historical, but, since the Meiji Restoration, they also underwent modern changes. My aim in this paper is to unt...
Journal of religious studies 89(3) 471-494 Dec 2015 [Refereed]
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the philosopher Inoue Tetsujiro argued that religion was heading toward an "ethical religion" (rinriteki shukyo). Buddhist and Christian intellectuals criticized this expectation as impractical, but they ...
