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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Collaborateurs: Dessì, Ugo (Autre)
Type de support: Électronique Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Leiden, The Netherlands Boston Brill 2010
Dans: Studies in the history of religions (volume 129)
Année: 2010
Collection/Revue:Studies in the history of religions volume 129
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Japan / Société / Jōdo shinshū
Sujets non-standardisés: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
B Recueil d'articles
Accès en ligne: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé: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
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
ISBN:9004193790