Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 652 pages)
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9789004234369
Series Statement:
Brill handbooks on contemporary religion v. 6
Content:
Preliminary Material -- Religious Contexts and Patterns in Contemporary Japan /Inken Prohl and John Nelson -- Japanese Survey Data on Religious Attitudes, Beliefs, and Practices in the Twenty-First Century /Michael K. Roemer -- The Concepts of Religion and Religious Studies in Transcultural Contexts, with a Focus on Japan /Isomae Jun’ichi and Tim Graf -- Shintō Shrines: Traditions and Transformations /Bernhard Scheid -- Contemporary Buddhist Priests and Clergy /Jorn Borup -- Christianity in Contemporary Japanese Society /Mark R. Mullins -- Money and the Temple: Law, Taxes and the Image of Buddhism /Stephen G. Covell -- Voices for the Dead: Priestly Incantations and Grave Discussions /George J. Tanabe -- Re-Imagining Buddhist Women in Contemporary Japan /Noriko Kawahashi -- The Postwar Constitution and Religion /Urs Matthias Zachmann -- New Religions in Japan: Adaptations and Transformations in Contempotary Society /Inken Prohl -- Sōka Gakkai in Japan /Levi McLaughlin -- Ambiguous Identities: Negotiating Christianity and ‘Japaneseness’ /Aike P. Rots -- Reconstructing Priestly Identity and Roles and the Development of Socially Engaged Buddhism in Contemporary Japan /Jonathan S. Watts and Masazumi Shojun Okano -- Buddhist Environmentalism in Contemporary Japan /Duncan Ryūken Williams -- ‘Fine Words Indeed’: Yasukuni and the Narrative Fetishism of War /John Breen -- From the ‘Tradition’ to a Choice: Recent Developments in Mortuary Practices /Satsuki Kawano -- Theosophy and Related Movements in Japan /Kenta Kasai -- The Rise of the New Spirituality /Shimazono Susumu and Tim Graf -- Petto Kuyō: Changing Views of Animal Spirits in Contemporary Japan /Barbara Ambros -- Celebrity Fortunes: Defining ‘Religion’ in the Post-Aum Era /Benjamin Dorman -- Zen Art: Pure Gesture, Nationalist Aesthetic, or Nothing at All? /Gregory P. Levine -- Widely Read Writings on Religion in Contemporary Japan: Popular Books on Religious Issues, ‘Spiritual Literature’ and Literary Works with Religious Themes /Lisette Gebhardt -- Contemporary Household Altars /John Nelson -- Religion and Manga /Mark MacWilliams -- Index.
Content:
Representing work by some of the leading scholars in the field, the chapters of this handbook survey the transformation and innovation of religious traditions and practices in contemporary Japan. Readers will find lively scholarly studies about changes in the traditional institutions of Buddhism and Shinto, vivid examples of social activism as well as the so-called “new religions,” examination of the relationship between religion and the state, and analysis of the religiosity of individuals encompassed by “spirituality,” pilgrimage and tourism, and the marketing of religions. This groundbreaking collection of scholarly papers helps to map out the fascinating complexity and dynamism of religion in contemporary Japanese society and culture
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004234352
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Handbook of contemporary Japanese religions Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789004234369
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