Name: NARA. An Exploration of Japan's Spiritual Heart (en Inglés)
SKU: 67474323
Price: 530.14 MXN
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Author: ERIC LITTLE
ISBN: 9798255388042

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NARA. An Exploration of Japan's Spiritual Heart (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Independently published

Autor

ERIC LITTLE

Año

2026

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

194

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

22.9x15.2x1 cm

ISBN13

9798255388042

NARA. An Exploration of Japan's Spiritual Heart (en Inglés)

Eric Little (Autor) · Independently published · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "NARA. An Exploration of Japan's Spiritual Heart (en Inglés)"

Most visitors to Japan spend a day in Nara and move on. This book is for those who want to understand what they're actually seeing.

Nara was Japan's first permanent capital. It is home to some of the oldest Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines in the country, to ancient deer that have wandered its parklands for over a thousand years, and to a spiritual tradition that shaped Japanese culture for centuries. Yet most travel writing gives it a paragraph, a footnote between Kyoto and Osaka.

NARA: An Exploration of Japan's Spiritual Heart takes a different approach. It moves slowly through the city's sacred sites, its history, and the ideas behind what you see, so that when you walk through Tōdai-ji or stand before the Kasuga Grand Shrine, the experience means something.

Inside, you'll find:

The history and spiritual significance of Nara's most important temples and shrines, explained clearly for Western readersThe story of how Nara shaped Japanese Buddhism, Shinto, and the imperial identity that followedPractical context for the sites, rituals, and symbols you'll encounter, so you can read the landscape, not just photograph itQuieter places and overlooked corners beyond the main tourist pathThis is not a day-trip checklist. It is a companion for curious travelers, students of Japanese culture, and anyone who wants to leave Nara with more than memories of the deer.

If you're traveling to Japan and want to understand the country's spiritual foundations from the place where they took root, this is the book to read first.