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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dessì, Ugo.

Series:

Studies in the history of religions ; 0169-8834. 129.

Numen book series, studies in the history of religions ; v. 129

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology--Japan.

Religion and sociology.

Shin (Sect)--Social aspects.

Shin (Sect).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Shin Buddhism (Jōdo Shinshū), although weakened in many ways by secularization, continues to be a stable presence in Japanese society, as is emblematically shown by the very symmetrical position of the Nishi (Honganji-ha) and the Higashi Honganji (Ōtani-ha) head temples in the center of Kyōto, and by the recent projects for their renovation. This book addresses the need for more academic research on Shin Buddhism, and is specifically directed at describing and analyzing distinctive social aspects of this religious tradition in historical and contemporary perspective. The contributions collected here cover a wide range of issues, including the intersection between Shin Buddhism and fields as diverse as politics, education, social movements, economy, culture and the media, social ethics, gender, and globalization.

Contents:

Preliminary material / Ugo Dessì

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

APPENDICES / Ugo Dessì

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS / Ugo Dessì

INDEX / Ugo Dessì.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-85635-2

90-04-19379-0

OCLC:

813166281

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004186538.i-286 DOI