Rethinking the Practice of Mizuko Kuyō in Contemporary Japan: Interviews with Practitioners at a Buddhist Temple in Tokyo
Scholarly research in recent years has resulted in the publication of numerous books and articles on abortion in Japan, and on Buddhist rites (mizuko kuyō) for the spirit of the aborted fetus. Many of the generalizations and conclusions drawn from this research are based on practices at large temple...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[1997]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 1997, Volume: 24, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 121-143 |
| Further subjects: | B
Religious Practices
B Buddhism B Religious Studies B Priests B Sin B Children B Guilt B Abortion B Mothers |
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