The social dimension of Shin Buddhism /

The social dimension of Shin Buddhism /

Shin Buddhism (Jōdo Shinshū), although weakened in many ways by secularization, continues to be a stable presence in Japanese society, as is emblematically shown by the very symmetrical position of the Nishi (Honganji-ha) and the Higashi Honganji (Ōtani-ha) head temples in the center of Kyōto, and b...

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Other Authors: Dessì, Ugo.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Series: Numen Book Series 129.
Numen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837.

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Religion and sociology > Japan.
Shin (Sect) > Social aspects.

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Call Number: BQ8715.8 .S63 2010

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material /
  • Ugo Dessì
  • 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
  • APPENDICES /
  • Ugo Dessì
  • LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS /
  • Ugo Dessì
  • INDEX /
  • Ugo Dessì.