The Buddhist Virtues of Raging Lust and Crass Materialism in Contemporary Japan
The idea that Japanese Buddhism is in a state of inevitable decline is widely accepted by scholars, clerics, and journalists as both demographic fact and doctrinal truth. However, this analysis fails to capture the complicated dynamic between the longstanding narrative of decline and the equally lon...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2015]
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Material religion
Year: 2015, Volume: 11, Issue: 4, Pages: 485-506 |
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Decline
B Consumerism B Buddhism B Japan B Sex B Otaku B Animated films B Manga |
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