The Bloomsbury handbook of Japanese religions / edited by Erica Baffelli and Fabio Rambelli ; with Andrea Castiglio.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baffelli, Erica, 1976- editor.

Rambelli, Fabio, editor.

Castiglio, Andrea, contributor.

Series:

Bloomsbury handbooks.

Bloomsbury Handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japan--Religion.

Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (456 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, [2021]

Summary:

"Providing an overview of current cutting-edge research in the field of Japanese religions, this Handbook is the most up-to-date guide to contemporary scholarship in the field. As well as charting innovative research taking place, this book also points to new directions for future research, covering both the modern and pre-modern periods. Edited by Erica Baffelli, Andrea Castiglioni, and Fabio Rambelli, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Japanese Religions includes essays by international scholars from the USA, Europe, Japan, and New Zealand. Topics and themes include gender, politics, the arts, economy, media, globalization, and colonialism. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Japanese Religions is an essential reference point for upper-level students and scholars of Japanese religions as well as Japanese Studies more broadly"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chaplaincy and spiritual care / Kasai Kenta

Cultural heritage / Lindsey DeWitt

Disasters / Levi McLaughlin

Economy and spirituality / Ioannis Gaitanidis

Economy of Buddhism / Jørn Borup

Case study. Buddhist temples of the future / Paulina K. Kolata

Empire and colonialism / Emily Anderson

Case study. Aesthetics of Buddhist modernism / Paride Stortini

Environmentalism / Aike P. Rots

Case study. Grassroots environmental activities in Risshō Kōseikai / Aura di Febo

Food offerings / Allan G. Grapard

Folk performing arts / Suzuki Masataka

Gender / Kawahashi Noriko

Globalization / Richard Payne

Case study. Diaspora Buddhism / Jørn Borup

Islam / Komura Akiko

Law / Mark Mullins

Materiality / Halle O'Neal

Media and technology / Kaitlyn Ugoretz and Erica Baffelli

Case study. World-wide Shinto : the globalization of 'Japanese' religion / Kaitlyn Ugoretz

Case study. Robots / Kimura Takeshi

Medicine / Katja Triplett

Minorities / Takahashi Norihito

Case study Daijō Islam (Mahayāna Islam) / Komura Akiko

"New religions" / Kato Masato

Pilgrimages and "sacred" geography / Ian Reader

Politics / Ōmi Toshihiro

Case study. Religion, socialism, and secularization / James Mark Shields

Premodern traditions / Hayashi Makoto

Sexuality / Ori Porath

Sound / Ōuchi Fumi

Case study. The matsuri as sonic event / Andrea Giolai

Space / Tatsuma Padoan

Spiritualism and occultism / Yoshinaga Shin'ichi

Spirituality / Horie Norichika

Tourism / Yamanaka Hiroshi

Women / Emily Simpson

Case study. Mountain worship and women / Kobayashi Naoko.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781350043756

1350043753

9781350043749

1350043745

OCLC:

1228912429