Answer:
“Buddhism, introduced in Japan as part of Chinese culture, was actively supported by the rulers. This political support furthered the mixing of religious beliefs in Japan, since the emperors were also the highest functionaries in the national religion, Shinto.* Soon it became common to read the Buddhist sutras before shrines of the Shinto kami spirits.
It became a common practice to count the kami among those beings who—like humans—could find salvation through Buddhist prayer and ritual. The next stage was to give the title of bodhisattva to these Shinto kami, who were thought to have arrived at an enlightened state through the practice of Buddhism.”
*The traditional religion of Japan, combining elements of animism and ancestor worship
Hartmut Rotermund, European historian of Japan, article in an encyclopedia of world religions and mythologies, 1991
a) Explain how the interactions describe in the article illustrate the process of religious syncretism.
b) Explain ONE similar example of religious syncretism in a region other than Japan.
c) Explain ONE global process after 1980 that contributed to historians' increased interest in studying the type of cross-cultural interactions described in the passage
I think the answer is a but I’m not sure
Explanation:
the condition of being unequal; lack of equality; disparity: inequality of size. social or economic disparity: inequality between the rich and the poor; widening income inequality in America.
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Answer:
Latin America and Asia.
Explanation:
The immigration policies of the united states were influenced by the public opinion who saw immigrants as a threat to job employment, polluting the cultural identity of the United States. Before the 1960's preference was given to the European immigrants as they were seemed to more civilized however trend changed since the 1960's where Asian and Latin American immigrants have increased considerably. Skilled labor from the Asian countries is in demand In the Unites States. Mexico joining border with the United States provide a secure path to immigrants' entry into the United States.
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