Karma and Punishment : Prison Chaplaincy in Japan / Adam J. Lyons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lyons, Adam J., author.

Series:

Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, Supplement 2021.

Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, Supplement 2021

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capital punishment--Japan.

Capital punishment.

Dharma (Buddhism) Interpretation and construction.

Dharma (Buddhism).

Justice--Religious aspects--Buddhism.

Justice.

Karma.

Prison chaplains--Buddhism.

Prison chaplains.

Religious work with prisoners--Japan.

Religious work with prisoners.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Other Title:

Prison Chaplaincy in Japan

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Harvard University Asia Center, [2022]

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.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Karma and Punishment : Prison Chaplaincy in Japan.

ISBN:

9781684176335

9780674260153

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684176335 DOI

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.