This revised text seeks to explain the peaceful coexistence of a variety of religions (old and new) in Japan, and analyze developments in terms of spiritual, legal, financial and political significance.
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"Religion in Japanese Culture: Where Living Traditions Meet a Changing World" is an excellent book addressing real-life religion in Japan, and how the "average" Japanese person approaches religion, rather than just theory and practice of a particular religion.The bulk of the book is made up of the government-sponsored survey into the religious life of Japan including cataloging observances, devoutness, beliefs and other aspects of religion. This survey is essential to understanding the Japanese religious character and is a core to anyone studying the topic. The remainder of the book is the religious situation today, and deals with such subjects as religion and the state, religion and education, Urbanization, depopulation and religion, and the aspects or rebirth of religion. The book is quite academic in nature, and indeed is intended to be a textbook. It is not recommended for those with a casual interest, but is essential for those pursuing a serious study of modern Japanese culture and the role religion plays in it.
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Many religious traditions coexist in Japan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
new religious organizations, danka seido, ancestral kami, tutelary kami, supporting households, depopulated areas, religious corporations, lunisolar calendar, individualistic religion, emperor system, mortuary rites, yearly round, folk religion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Shrine Shinto, Japanese Buddhism, State Shinto, Yasukuni Shrine, Sect Shinto, House of Councilors, Ministry of Education, Religious Corporation Ordinance, Liberal-Democratic Party, Religious Organizations Law, Lotus Sutra, Religious Corporation Law, Soka Gakkat, Federation of New Religious Organizations, Shinto Directive, United States, Amida Buddha, Fukui Prefecture, Nichiren Buddhism, Nishi Honganji, Church of Christ, Civil Code, Meiji Restoration, Supreme Court New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Many religious traditions coexist in Japan. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
new religious organizations, danka seido, ancestral kami, tutelary kami, supporting households, depopulated areas, religious corporations, lunisolar calendar, individualistic religion, emperor system, mortuary rites, yearly round, folk religion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Shrine Shinto, Japanese Buddhism, State Shinto, Yasukuni Shrine, Sect Shinto, House of Councilors, Ministry of Education, Religious Corporation Ordinance, Liberal-Democratic Party, Religious Organizations Law, Lotus Sutra, Religious Corporation Law, Soka Gakkat, Federation of New Religious Organizations, Shinto Directive, United States, Amida Buddha, Fukui Prefecture, Nichiren Buddhism, Nishi Honganji, Church of Christ, Civil Code, Meiji Restoration, Supreme Court New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Japanese New Religions in the West by Peter B. Clarke on page 204
- Japanese Religion: A Survey by Agency for Cultural Affairs in Front Matter
- Episcopal Church by L. Brown on page 162
- Christians in Japan by Carolyn Bowen Francis on page 67
- Holy Orthodox Church by Orthodox Christian Education Society on page 201
- Quoting God: How Media Shape Ideas about Religion and Culture by Claire H. Badaracco on 5 pages
- Apocalypse Observed: Religious Movements and Violence in North America, Europe and Japan by John R. Hall in Back Matter
- Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations by Linda Woodhead on page 126
- Religions in the Modern World Lancaster Bundle: Religions in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations by Linda Woodhead on page 126
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