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The social dimension of Shin Buddhism /
This book analyzes social aspects of Shin Buddhism (J?do Shinsh?), a mainstream Japanese religious tradition. The contributions collected here especially focus on the intersection between Shin Buddhism, politics, education, social movements, economy, culture and the media, gender, and globalization.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston :
Brill,
2010.
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| Colección: | Studies in the history of religions ;
129. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : 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.