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The provided passages describe the book "Sources of Japanese Tradition" and its content, but they do not explain key concepts within the book.
The passages state that the book is a classic with a wide selection of source readings on Japanese history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion [1]. The second edition includes revised or retranslated texts from the original 1958 edition, as well as new selections [1, 2]. These new additions cover topics like early and medieval Shinto, the tea ceremony, state Buddhism, Chinese political thought influential in Japan, women's education, medieval uses of history, and laws of medieval warrior houses [1]. The selections aim to illuminate the development of Japanese civilization on its own terms [1].
However, the passages do not offer explanations of the key concepts that are discussed within these source readings.
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Title: Sources of Japanese Tradition by Wm. Theodore De Bary, Carol Gluck, Arthur Tiedemann Description: Sources of Japanese Tradition is a best-selling classic, unrivaled for its wide selection of source readings on history, society, politics, education, philosophy, and religion in the Land of the Rising Sun. In this long-awaited second edition, the editors have revised or retranslated most of the texts in the original 1958 edition, and added a great many selections not included or translated before. They have also restructured volume 1 to span the period from the early Japanese chronicles…
nd will continue to assist generations of students and lay readers in understanding Japanese culture. Categories: History Pages: 556 Snippet: In this long-awaited second edition, the editors have revised or retranslated most of the texts in the original 1958 edition, and added a great many selections not included or translated before.