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Book Title: Religions of Japan : from the Dawn of History to the Era of Meiji
Author: William Griffis
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Eastern, Essays & Travelogues
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Publication Year: 2006
Genre: Travel, Religion
Number of Pages: Xxi, 457 Pages
