The social dimension of Shin Buddhism / edited by Ugo Dessi.
Uniform Title: | Studies in the history of religions ;
129. |
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Language: | English |
Published: |
Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston, Mass. :
Brill,
[2010], ©2010.
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Series: | Studies in the history of religions ;
129. |
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Physical Description: | 286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Shin Buddhism and Japanese Society / Ugo Dessi
- Socio-economic impacts of Honen'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
- Shinshu studies and the legacy of liberal thought in Japan / Melissa Anne-Marie Curley
- To lament the self : the ethical ideology of Takeuchi Ryo'on (1891-1968) and the Otani-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 Dessi.