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Religion in Contemporary Japan

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  • © 1991

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Authors:
  1. Ian Reader

    1. Scottish Centre for Japanese Studies, University of Stirling, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Turning to the Gods in Times of Trouble: The Place, Time and Structure of Japanese Religion

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    Pages 1-22

  3. Unifying Traditions, Cosmological Perspectives and the Vitalistic Universe

    • Ian Reader
    Pages 23-54

  4. ‘Born Shinto …’: Community, Festivals, Production and Change

    • Ian Reader
    Pages 55-76

  5. ‘… Die Buddhist’: Zen, Death and the Ancestors

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    Pages 77-106

  6. Individuals, Ascetics and the Expression of Power

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    Pages 107-133

  7. Sites and Sights: Temples and Shrines as Centres of Power and Entertainment

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    Pages 134-167

  8. Actions, Amulets and the Expression of Meaning: Reflections of Need and Statements of Desire

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    Pages 168-193

  9. Spirits, Satellites and a User-Friendly Religion: Agonshū and the New Religions

    • Ian Reader
    Pages 194-233

  10. Conclusion: Mystery, Nostalgia and the Shifting Sands of Continuity

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    Pages 234-243

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 244-277
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What role does religion play in contemporary Japanese society and in the lives of Japanese people today? Through a series of case-studies of religion in action - at crowded temples and festivals, in austere Zen meditation halls, at home and work, at dramatic fire rituals - it illustrates the immense variety, energy and colour inherent in Japanese religion while discussing the continued relevance and responses of religion in a rapidly modernising and changing society.

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