The Category of 'Religion' in Contemporary Japan Shūkyō and Temple Buddhism /

This book critically examines the term 'religion' (shūkyō) as a social category within the sociological context of contemporary Japan. Whereas the nineteenth-century construction of shūkyō has been critically studied by many, the same critical approach has not been extended to the contempo...

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Main Author: Horii, Mitsutoshi (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:
Religion and sociology.
Buddhism.
Ethnology-Asia.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
ISBN:9783319735702
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. A 'Critical Religion' Approach to Japanese 'Religion(s)'
  • 3. Critical Reflections on the Category 'Religion' in Japan. - 4. 'Religion' in the Popular Discourse. - 5. Temple Buddhism and the Japanese Social Classification: A Brief Historical Overview. - 6. The Construction of Shūkyōka. - 7. Life Stories and Identities of Nichiren-shū priests. - 8. Negotiating with 'Shūkyō' in the Context of the 'Religious Corporation'. - 9. Conclusion. .

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