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Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa (1915–1992)

Author of Folk Religion in Japan: Continuity and Change (The Haskell Lectures on History of Religions)

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Includes the names: Joseph Kitagawa, Joseph M. Kitagawa, Professor Joseph M. Kitagawa

Works by Joseph Mitsuo Kitagawa

Folk Religion in Japan: Continuity and Change (The Haskell Lectures on History of Religions) (1974) — Editor — 82 copies

Religion in Japanese History (1966) 69 copies

The History of Religions: Essays in Methodology (1959) — Editor — 64 copies

On Understanding Japanese Religion (1987) 54 copies

Religions of the East (1968) 54 copies

Religious Traditions of Asia (1989) 28 copies

Buddhism and Asian History (1989) — Editor — 27 copies

American Refugee Policy: Ethical and Religious Reflections (1984) 19 copies

The History of Religions: Essays on the Problem of Understanding (1967) 16 copies

Christian Tradition: Beyond Its European Captivity (1992) 15 copies

The quest for human unity : a religious history (1990) 11 copies

The History of Religions: Understanding Human Experience (1987) 10 copies

The History of Religions: Retrospect and Prospect (1985) — Editor — 9 copies

Religious Studies, Theological Studies and the University-Divinity School (Studies in Theological Education) (1992) 5 copies

Modern trends in world religions (1977) 4 copies

In cautarea unitatii - istoria religioasa a omenirii 1 copy

Религия в истории Японии (Religion in Japanese history, In Russian) (2005) 1 copy

東方諸宗教 = Religions of the East 1 copy

Religions of the East, enlarged edition (1960) 1 copy

Understanding Modern China 1 copy

Joachim Wach and sociology of religion (1957) 1 copy

Associated Works

Great Religions of the World (1971) 702 copies, 4 reviews

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ABC (4) anthropology (4) Asia (4) Buddhism (20) China (3) Christianity (3) comparative religion (4) Eastern Religions (3) ethics (3) folklore (6) folklore studies (3) Hinduism (5) history (19) history of religion (3) history of religions (3) Islam (3) Japan (37) Japanese culture (3) Japanese History (9) Japanese religion (5) Japanese Religions (4) methodology (3) mythology (3) non-fiction (12) religion (55) Religions (3) shamanism (5) Shinto (15) world history (3) World Religions (3)

Common Knowledge

Legal name: Kitagawa, Joseph Mitsuo
Other names: 約瑟.M.川北
Birthdate: 1915
Date of death: 1992
Gender: male
Education: Rikkyo University
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
University of Chicago
Occupations: religious studies professor
historian of religion
Organizations: University of Chicago
Relationships: Kitagawa, Evelyn M. (wife)
Nationality: USA
Japan (birth)
Birthplace: Osaka, Japan
Places of residence: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Place of death: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Associated Place (for map): Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Statistics

Works: 21
Also by: 1
Members: 473
Popularity: #52,093
Rating: ½ 3.6

ISBNs: 31
Languages: 2

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