H Neill Mcfarland
Biographic Data
| ID | 125639 |
|---|---|
| NAME | H Neill Mcfarland |
| GIVEN NAMES | H Neill |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcfarland |
| SIGNATURE | MCFARLAND H N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Methodist University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1958 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Social/Cultural Anthropology: On Understanding Japanese Religion . Joseph M. Kitagawa
Feminine Motifs in Bodhidharma Symbology in Japan
ZEN AND POPULAR DEPICTIONS OF DARUMA In the tradition and lore of Buddhism in East Asia a very conspicuous figure is Bodhidharma, an immigrant Indian monk credited with having begun the development of Ch'an * (Zen) Buddhism in China in the sixth century. While there are no compelling reasons to doubt the historicity of such a person, the details of his career are almost entirely legendary and often highly fanciful.l His prominence, therefore, is …
Folk Religion in Japan: Continuity and Change
The Rush Hour of the Gods: A Study of New Religious Movements in Japan
The New Religions of Japan
The New Religions of Japan
The New Religions of Japan
The New Religions of Japan
(Way of Man), which was begun in Osaka in 1925 by Miki Tokuhara, father of the originator and present leader of PL Kyodan. Hitono-Michi was dispersed by the wartime cabinet, and most of the members disbanded. However, a few of the most ardent devotees maintained the ideals of the movement underground until the granting of religious freedom after the war made possible their open proclamation again. The movement was reborn in PL Kyodan in 1946. The…
The Present Status of the Religions of Japan
The Present Status of the Religions of Japan Get access H. NEILL MCFARLAND H. NEILL MCFARLAND * H. NEILL MCFARLAND is Assistant Professor of History of Religions in the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. During the academic year, 1956–57, he was a visiting professor and research fellow at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya, Japan. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of t…
Feminine Motifs in Bodhidharma Symbology in Japan
ZEN AND POPULAR DEPICTIONS OF DARUMA In the tradition and lore of Buddhism in East Asia a very conspicuous figure is Bodhidharma, an immigrant Indian monk credited with having begun the development of Ch'an * (Zen) Buddhism in China in the sixth century. While there are no compelling reasons to doubt the historicity of such a person, the details of his career are almost entirely legendary and often highly fanciful.l His prominence, therefore, is …
The Present Status of the Religions of Japan
The Present Status of the Religions of Japan Get access H. NEILL MCFARLAND H. NEILL MCFARLAND * H. NEILL MCFARLAND is Assistant Professor of History of Religions in the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. During the academic year, 1956–57, he was a visiting professor and research fellow at Kwansei Gakuin University in Nishinomiya, Japan. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of t…
The New Religions of Japan
The New Religions of Japan
The New Religions of Japan
The New Religions of Japan
(Way of Man), which was begun in Osaka in 1925 by Miki Tokuhara, father of the originator and present leader of PL Kyodan. Hitono-Michi was dispersed by the wartime cabinet, and most of the members disbanded. However, a few of the most ardent devotees maintained the ideals of the movement underground until the granting of religious freedom after the war made possible their open proclamation again. The movement was reborn in PL Kyodan in 1946. The…
The Rush Hour of the Gods: A Study of New Religious Movements in Japan
Folk Religion in Japan: Continuity and Change
Feminine Motifs in Bodhidharma Symbology in Japan
ZEN AND POPULAR DEPICTIONS OF DARUMA In the tradition and lore of Buddhism in East Asia a very conspicuous figure is Bodhidharma, an immigrant Indian monk credited with having begun the development of Ch'an * (Zen) Buddhism in China in the sixth century. While there are no compelling reasons to doubt the historicity of such a person, the details of his career are almost entirely legendary and often highly fanciful.l His prominence, therefore, is …
Social/Cultural Anthropology: On Understanding Japanese Religion . Joseph M. Kitagawa
Japanese History and Culture (9 works) · History (8 works) · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (3 works) · Religious studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Theology (3 works) · Art (2 works)