【Chieumi PLUS】Book Review of 'Kyoto: 1200 Years of Prayer and Discrimination' (Akishobo) by Chieumi Book Reviewer Toshihiro Oomi Published!
Chieumi PLUS has published a book review of 'Kyoto: 1200 Years of Prayer and Discrimination' (Akishobo) by Toshihiro Oomi, a book reviewer for Chieumi and a professor at Musashino University's Faculty of Letters. This is part of the media's activities to disseminate Buddhist wisdom from various perspectives.
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【Article】
'Kyoto: 1200 Years of Prayer and Discrimination' (Akishobo)
Authored by Junichi Isomae
Reviewed by Toshihiro Oomi (Chieumi Book Reviewer)
https://chieumiplus.com/article/c-bookreview20260403
【Profile】
Toshihiro Oomi
Professor, Faculty of Letters, Musashino University. Born in Tokyo in 1981. Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Economics, completed doctoral coursework at Keio University Graduate School of Sociology. Ph.D. (Sociology). After serving as a postdoctoral researcher at Ryukoku University's Asian Buddhist Culture Research Center, he assumed his current position. Specializes in religious studies and modern Buddhist studies. Author of 'What is Modern Buddhism?' (Seidosha), 'Junjirō Takakusu' (Yoshikawa Kōbunkan), 'Shinran for Thought' (Shincho Sensho), 'Buddhism Becoming Scientific' (Kadokawa Sensho), 'Buddhist Statues and Japanese People' (Chuko Shinsho), among others. Translator of 'Zen and Japanese Culture: New Complete Edition' by D.T. Suzuki (Kadokawa Sophia Bunko), 'Darwin, Buddhism, God' by Clinton Goddard (Jinbun Shoin).
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