Traversing the Nenbutsu: The Power of Ritual in Contemporary Japanese Buddhism
Japanese Buddhism is often disparagingly called "funeral Buddhism" due to its supposed focus on death care. This is accompanied by a belief that contemporary Buddhism is spiritually bankrupt, merely carrying out meaningless rituals. However, the women in the Bukkyo josei no tsudoi and the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
2019
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-52 |
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Japan
/ Buddhism
/ Jōdo-shū
/ Funeral rite
/ Woman
/ Religious identity
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
Women
B Zen Buddhism B Religious Studies B Funerary rituals B Religious rituals B Nuns B Wives B Conversation B Temples |
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