Trübner's Oriental Series: Discovery Of Japanese Idealism (trubner's Oriental Series) (volume 23)

First published in 2000. This is Volume II of three of a series on Japan. Written in 1924 the author has treated his work philosophically, historically, and by way of proof has adduced several important problems concerning Japanese idealism which have as yet not been quite clearly introduced to the West Trbner's Oriental Series was set up by Kegan Paul Trench & Trbner in 1890. It was undoubtedly the most important English language series in oriental studies of the period, publishing works between 1890 and 1930. The books in the series reflected the scholarly interests of the time, and covered an enormous variety of topics pertaining to Asia, Africa and the Middle language and literatures; religion and philosophy; history and economics, to name but a few. Studies by well-known scholars include Romesh Chunder Dutt on the economic history of India, Emil Bretschneider on the Chinese sources of Asian geography, Donald Campbell on Arabian medicine and William MacGovern on Buddhist philosophy. There are also insights into the early studies of Feng-shui, Hindu mythology and natural history. Many of the titles in the original series have long been out of print. Routledge are thrilled to be reissuing 102 volumes from the original series. The volumes are available as an entire set, as individual volumes and also as mini-sets Africa, the Ancient Near East, Arabic history and culture, Buddhism, China, Indian history, literature, religion and philosophy, Islam, Japan, Persia and Southeast Asia. This set brings together a broad spectrum of research and translations from Chinese, Burmese, Tibetan and Pali Buddhist sources, detailing the history and philosophy of Buddhism. An introduction to Japanese spiritual civilization,its significance and realization; Nichirenism (the true Mahayana Buddhism) and Japanese national principles. This set demonstrates the increasing interest among Western people paid to civilisation in the East at the turn of the nineteenth century. Romesh Chunder Dutt. This Ed. First Published: London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1893. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Published in 2000, The Classical Poetry of the Japanese is a valuable contribution to the field of Asian Studies. The ten volumes in this set provide an important overview of early concepts of Hindu philosophy.