Domesticating Buddha: Making a Place for Japanese Buddhist Altars (Butsudan) in Western Homes

This paper explores how white, Western followers of Japanese Buddhist schools (primarily Soka Gakkai) practice Buddhism through acts of purchasing, decorating, and positioning altars (butsudan) in the space of their homes. Drawing on a pilot ethnographic study of altar practice, I detail the oft-ove...

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Main Author: Gould, Hannah 1971- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2019]
In: Material religion
Year: 2019, Volume: 15, Issue: 4, Pages: 488-510
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Western world / Japan / Folk culture / Buddhism / House altar / Devotional article
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Soka Gakkai
B Material Religion
B Japan
B butsudan
B Altars
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