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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Chilson, Clark, 1967- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2014]
Series:Nanzan library of Asian religion and culture.
Subjects:
Shin (Sect) > Japan > Customs and practices.
Shin Buddhists > Japan.
Secrecy > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Secret > Aspect religieux > Bouddhisme.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
PHILOSOPHY > Buddhist.
Secrecy > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Shin Buddhists
Shin (Sect) > Customs and practices
Geheimhaltung
Jōdo-shinshū
Religionsausübung
Japan
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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