Eric Reinders: 2 books
by Eric Reinders
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2016
Widely regarded as Japan's greatest animated director, Hayao Miyazaki creates films lauded for vibrant characters and meaningful narrative themes. Examining the messages of his 10 full-length films--from Nausicaa (1984) to The Wind Rises (2013)--this study analyzes each for its religious, philosophical...
by Eric Reinders
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
The most common Buddhist practice in Asia is bowing, yet Buddhist and Christian Responses to the Kowtow Problem is the first study of Buddhist obeisance in China. In Confucian ritual, everyone is supposed to kowtow, or bow, to the Chinese emperor. But Buddhists claimed exemption from bowing to any...