"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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Auteur principal: Usarski, Frank (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Nanzan Institute [2008]
Dans: Japanese journal of religious studies
Année: 2008, Volume: 35, Numéro: 1, Pages: 39-59
Sujets non-standardisés:B 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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