Anezaki Masaharu

Anezaki Masaharu (born July 25, 1873, Kyōto, Japan—died July 23, 1949, Atami) was a Japanese scholar who pioneered in various fields of the history of religions. After graduating from Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo), Anezaki went to India and Europe for further studies (1900–03). Returning to Japan, he was appointed to the chair of science of religion at Tokyo Imperial University. Anezaki started his academic career as a student of Indian religions,...