Prosperous Buddhism, Prosperity Buddhism, and Religious Capital

In the West, Buddhism as a “world rejecting” religion based on ascetic renunciation and non-economic spirituality is often invoked as a default narrative, and in many Buddhist cultures, immateriality is indeed promoted as a symbolic ideal of authenticity. Economy and materiality, however, are inhere...

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Main Author: Borup, Jørn 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Numen
Year: 2018, Volume: 65, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 256-288
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Japan / Buddhism / Temple / Capital / Sōka-Gakkai / Happy Science (Corporations) / Prosperity
Further subjects:B Buddhism Japanese religion economy exchange new religious movements prosperity religion
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