Women between Religion and Spirituality: Observing Religious Experience in Everyday Japanese Life

A large majority of Japanese people describe themselves as mushūkyo, 'non-religious', even though they participate in several religious-related cultural practices that socialize them to accept spiritual attitudes without the mediation of organized religion. This phenomenon fits well into t...

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Main Author: Cavaliere, Paola (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2019]
In: Religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 10, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-21
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B Mushūkyo
B spiritual but not religious
B Japanese religions
B Gender
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