"The Last Missionary to Leave the Temple Should Turn off the Light": Sociological Remarks on the Decline of Japanese "Immigrant" Buddhism in Brazil
Empirical data indicate that the so-called "Buddhism of yellow color" that is predominantly associated with Japanese "immigrant" Buddhism, is constantly in decline in terms of "explicit" adherents. After some methodological observations, this article gives an overview o...
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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Nanzan Institute
[2008]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Jahr: 2008, Band: 35, Heft: 1, Seiten: 39-59 |
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Cultural assimilation
B Missionaries B Brazilian culture B Zen Buddhism B Religious Studies B Immigration B Japanese culture B Catholicism B Temples |
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