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Sōjiji : discipline, compassion, and enlightenment at a Japanese Zen temple / Joshua A. Irizarry.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Irizarry, Joshua A., author.
- Series:
- Michigan monograph series in Japanese studies ; no. 94.
- Michigan monograph series in Japanese studies ; Number 94
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sōjiji (Yokohama-shi, Japan)--Social aspects--Case studies.
- Sōjiji (Yokohama-shi, Japan).
- Zen Buddhism--Japan.
- Zen Buddhism.
- Monastic and religious life--Japan--Yokohama-shi.
- Monastic and religious life.
- Sōjiji (Yokohama-shi, Japan)--History.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 pages) : color illustrations, maps
- Other Title:
- Discipline, compassion, and enlightenment at a Japanese Zen temple
- Soujiji
- Sojiji
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2022.
- Summary:
- "Sōjiji is one of the two head temples of Sōtō Zen, the largest sect of Japanese Buddhism. The temple is steeped in centuries of culture and tradition, but it is very much rooted in the present and future, performing functions and catering to needs that reflect the changing demographic, social, and religious landscapes of contemporary Japan. Based on more than fifteen years of fieldwork, interviews, and archival research, Sōjiji: Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple immerses the reader in the lives and experiences of the different groups that comprise Sōjiji's contemporary religious community. Through clear and accessible prose, ethnographically-grounded analysis, and emotionally compelling stories, the reader will explore the rich pastiche of daily life and ritual activity at a major Japanese Zen temple in institutional, historical, and social context through the lived practices of its community of clergy, practitioners, parishioners, and visitors."
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-291) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472220168
- 0472220160
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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