The social dimension of Shin Buddhism

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...

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Contributors: Dessì, Ugo (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden, The Netherlands Boston Brill 2010
In: Studies in the history of religions (volume 129)
Year: 2010
Series/Journal:Studies in the history of religions volume 129
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Japan / Society / Jōdo-shinshū
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Shin (Sect) Social aspects
B Religion and sociology
B Religion and sociology Japan Japan
B Religion and sociology (Japan)
B Japan
B RELIGION ; Buddhism ; General
B Shin (Sect) ; Social aspects
B Electronic books
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Summary: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.
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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:9004193790