Secrecy's Power : Covert Shin Buddhists in Japan and Contradictions of Concealment /

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Shin has long been one of the most popular forms of Buddhism in Japan. As a devotional tradition that emphasizes gratitude and trust in Amida Buddha, it is thought to have little to do with secrecy. Yet for centuries, Shin Buddhists met on secluded mountains, in homes, and in the backrooms of stores...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Chilson, Clark, 1967- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Religionsausübung
Jōdo-shinshū
Geheimhaltung
Shin (Sect) > Customs and practices.
Shin Buddhists.
Secrecy > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
PHILOSOPHY > Buddhist.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Secret > Aspect religieux > Bouddhisme.
Shin Buddhists > Japan.
Shin (Sect) > Japan > Customs and practices.
Japan.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Secrecy causes criticism and persecution
  • Secrecy preserves and transforms
  • Secrecy alters by separating and joining
  • Secrecy creates dilemmas
  • Secrecy gives order.

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