Shinto & Japanese New Religions (Religion, Scriptures and Spirituality) [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Ben Kingsley (Narrator)

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Knowledge Products (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568230141
• ISBN-13: 978-1568230146
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,395,657 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating but Kingsley's 'newsreel' tone a touch distracting, April 12, 2011

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Danielle (Penshurst, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shinto and Japanese New Religions (Audible Audio Edition)

Full of interesting information, this audio book makes for a good introduction to Japanese religions and spirituality. I was looking forward to hearing Kingsley narrate but, for some reason, he adopts a tone right out of a British war-time newsreel which, while amusing, highlights when the script occasionally oversimplifies topics (carefully explaining them in "Western" terms,) and the piece slips into the patronizing. Nevertheless, the information is clearly presented, aided by voices other than just "newsreel Ben" for quotes from other scholars etc...
A small warning for those who are not used to listening to Japanese speaking with a heavy "Katakana English" accent - a few of the Japanese readers might be a little difficult to understand.