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Overall, the volume reflects the impact of recent scholarly trends in the study of Japanese religions, including material religion studies, affect theory, environmental humanities, and critical secularism studies. The breadth of topics as well as the accessibility of the individual chapters makes The New Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions an indispensable resource for the classroom. It will be useful not only for scholars of Japan, but also for anyone interested in the academic study of religion.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53664666222865,"sku":"NIN9798880701322","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9798880701322.jpg?v=1781457666"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/nanzan-library-of-asian-religion-and-culture-book-series.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}