The social dimension of Shin Buddhism / edited by Ugo Dessì.

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Dessì, Ugo

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Studies in the history of religions ; 129.Publication details: Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (286 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789004193796
9004193790

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

294.3/926 22

LOC classification:

BQ8715.8 .S63 2010

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Contents:

Introduction : Shin Buddhism and Japanese society / Ugo Dessì -- Socio-economic impacts of Hōnen's Pure Land doctrines : an inquiry into the interplay between Buddhist teachings and institutions / Martin Repp -- Shin Buddhism and burakumin in the Edo period / Galen Amstutz -- Shinshū studies and the legacy of liberal thought in Japan / Melissa Anne-Marie Curley -- To lament the self : the ethical ideology of Takeuchi Ryō'on (1891-1968) and the Ōtani-ha movement against buraku discrimination / Jessica L. Main -- Shin Buddhism and gender : the discourse on gender discrimination and related reforms / Simone Heidegger -- Speaking through the media : Shin Buddhism, popular culture and the Internet / Elisabetta Porcu -- Shin Buddhism and globalization : attitudes toward the political subsystem and pluralism at the organizational and individual levels / Ugo Dessì.

Summary: This book analyzes social aspects of Shin Buddhism (J?do Shinsh?), a mainstream Japanese religious tradition. The contributions collected here especially focus on the intersection between Shin Buddhism, politics, education, social movements, economy, culture and the media, gender, and globalization.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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This book analyzes social aspects of Shin Buddhism (J?do Shinsh?), a mainstream Japanese religious tradition. The contributions collected here especially focus on the intersection between Shin Buddhism, politics, education, social movements, economy, culture and the media, gender, and globalization.

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