Popular Buddhism in Japan

Buddhist Religion & Culture
1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-1-873410-77-6
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 318 g

With a foreword by Prof. Alfred Bloom. This completely new study of Japanese Shin Buddhism offers a valuable combination of historical development, carefully selected readings with commentaries and illustrations. Widely welcomed both for its scope as course work reader and as a general introduction to the subject.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Andreasen, Esben

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Zen-Buddhismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

intro1 General Introduction: PART I; intro2 General Introduction: Part II; Chapter 1 Shinran — the Founder; Chapter 2 Shin Buddhism in the Modern Age; Chapter 3 The Dobokai Movement; Chapter 4 Shin Buddhism and the Arts and Crafts; Chapter 5 Rituals in Shin Buddhist temples — notably Higashi Honganji; Chapter 6 Death and Burial in Shin Buddhism; Chapter 7 Shin Buddhist Education; Chapter 8 Shin Buddhist Mission in Hawai’i; post Postscript — An Appraisal of Shin Buddhism in the Modern World, Prof.AlfredBloom;

Über Autor(innen)

Andreasen, Esben