The Social Dimension of Shin Buddhism.
Title:
The Social Dimension of Shin Buddhism.
Author:
Dessì, Ugo.
ISBN:
9789004193796
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (292 pages)
Series:
Numen Book Series ; v.129
Numen Book Series
Contents:
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) -- Appendices -- List of Contributors -- Index.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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