Karma and punishment : prison chaplaincy in Japan / Adam J. Lyons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lyons, Adam J., author.

Series:

Harvard East Asian monographs ; 443.

Harvard East Asian monographs ; 443

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious work with prisoners--Japan.

Religious work with prisoners.

Justice--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Justice.

Prison chaplains--Buddhism.

Prison chaplains.

Buddhism.

Karma.

Dharma (Buddhism)--Interpretation and construction.

Dharma (Buddhism).

Capital punishment--Japan.

Capital punishment.

Japan.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 371 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, [2021]

Summary:

"This groundbreaking study of prison religion in East Asia introduces a form of chaplaincy rooted in the Buddhist concept of doctrinal admonition rather than Euro-American notions of spiritual care. Based on archival research, fieldwork inside prisons, and interviews with chaplains, it reveals another dimension of Buddhist modernism that developed as Japan's religious organizations carved out a niche as defenders of society by fighting crime. The case of prison chaplaincy shows that despite constitutional commitments to freedom of religion and separation of religion from state, statism remains an enduring feature of mainstream Japanese religious life in the contemporary era"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Defend the Dharma, Admonish the Heretics

2. The Way of Repentance and the Great Promulgation Campaign

3. The Ideal of Harmony between Dharma and Law

4. Thought Crimes and the Opium of the Masses

5. War Crimes and the Discovery of Peace

6. The Spirit of Public Service and the Social Role for Religions

7. The Dilemmas of Bad Karma

Conclusion: At the Altar of Doctrinal Admonition

Appendix A: Tenrikyō Group Chaplaincy Session Field Notes

Appendix B: Interview with Hirano Shunkō, Death Row Chaplain at Tokyo Jail

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Lyons, Adam J. Karma and punishment

ISBN:

9780674260153

0674260155

OCLC:

1240774214

Publisher Number:

40030665977