The social dimension of Shin Buddhism
The social dimension of Shin Buddhism [electronic resource] /
edited by Ugo Dessì.
- Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
- 1 online resource (286 p.) : ill.
- Numen book series, studies in the history of religions ; v. 129 .
- Studies in the history of religions ; 129. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Shin Buddhism and Japanese society / Socio-economic impacts of Hōnen's Pure Land doctrines : an inquiry into the interplay between Buddhist teachings and institutions / Shin Buddhism and burakumin in the Edo period / Shinshū studies and the legacy of liberal thought in Japan / To lament the self : the ethical ideology of Takeuchi Ryō'on (1891-1968) and the Ōtani-ha movement against buraku discrimination / Shin Buddhism and gender : the discourse on gender discrimination and related reforms / Speaking through the media : Shin Buddhism, popular culture and the Internet / Shin Buddhism and globalization : attitudes toward the political subsystem and pluralism at the organizational and individual levels / Ugo Dessì -- Martin Repp -- Galen Amstutz -- Melissa Anne-Marie Curley -- Jessica L. Main -- Simone Heidegger -- Elisabetta Porcu -- Ugo Dessì.
9789004193796 (electronic bk.) 9004193790 (electronic bk.)
Shin (Sect)--Social aspects.
Religion and sociology--Japan.
RELIGION / Buddhism / General
Electronic books.
BQ8715.8 / .S63 2010
294.3/926
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : Shin Buddhism and Japanese society / Socio-economic impacts of Hōnen's Pure Land doctrines : an inquiry into the interplay between Buddhist teachings and institutions / Shin Buddhism and burakumin in the Edo period / Shinshū studies and the legacy of liberal thought in Japan / To lament the self : the ethical ideology of Takeuchi Ryō'on (1891-1968) and the Ōtani-ha movement against buraku discrimination / Shin Buddhism and gender : the discourse on gender discrimination and related reforms / Speaking through the media : Shin Buddhism, popular culture and the Internet / Shin Buddhism and globalization : attitudes toward the political subsystem and pluralism at the organizational and individual levels / Ugo Dessì -- Martin Repp -- Galen Amstutz -- Melissa Anne-Marie Curley -- Jessica L. Main -- Simone Heidegger -- Elisabetta Porcu -- Ugo Dessì.
9789004193796 (electronic bk.) 9004193790 (electronic bk.)
Shin (Sect)--Social aspects.
Religion and sociology--Japan.
RELIGION / Buddhism / General
Electronic books.
BQ8715.8 / .S63 2010
294.3/926
