| Description |
1 online resource (286 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Numen book series, studies in the history of religions ; v. 129 |
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Studies in the history of religions ; 129.
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| Contents |
Introduction : Shin Buddhism and Japanese society / Ugo Dessì -- Socio-economic impacts of Hōnen's Pure Land doctrines : an inquiry into the interplay between Buddhist teachings and institutions / Martin Repp -- Shin Buddhism and burakumin in the Edo period / Galen Amstutz -- Shinshū studies and the legacy of liberal thought in Japan / Melissa Anne-Marie Curley -- To lament the self : the ethical ideology of Takeuchi Ryō'on (1891-1968) and the Ōtani-ha movement against buraku discrimination / Jessica L. Main -- Shin Buddhism and gender : the discourse on gender discrimination and related reforms / Simone Heidegger -- Speaking through the media : Shin Buddhism, popular culture and the Internet / Elisabetta Porcu -- Shin Buddhism and globalization : attitudes toward the political subsystem and pluralism at the organizational and individual levels / Ugo Dessì |
| Summary |
This book analyzes social aspects of Shin Buddhism (J?do Shinsh?), a mainstream Japanese religious tradition. The contributions collected here especially focus on the intersection between Shin Buddhism, politics, education, social movements, economy, culture and the media, gender, and globalization |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Shin (Sect) -- Social aspects
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Religion and sociology -- Japan
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RELIGION -- Buddhism -- General.
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Religion and sociology
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Shin (Sect) -- Social aspects
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Japan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dessì, Ugo
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| LC no. |
2010027846 |
| ISBN |
9789004193796 |
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9004193790 |
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