Between Tradition and Revolution: Political Appropriations of Japanese Buddhism in Italy

Abstract Recent research on the intellectual history of modern Japan has shown how Buddhism provides a variety of ideas that inspire both conservative and progressive views of society. The aim of this paper is to consider how similar ambiguities and multiplicities can be found in the appropriation o...

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Main Author: Stortini, Paride (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Journal of Religion in Japan
Year: 2021, Volume: 10, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 243-270
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Evola, Julius 1898-1974 / Zen Buddhism / Conservatism / Sōka-Gakkai / Socioeconomic change
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BL Buddhism
KBJ Italy
Further subjects:B Sōka Gakkai
B Zen
B Modernity
B Japanese Buddhism
B Julius Evola
B Buddhism in Italy
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