Popular Buddhism in Japan : Shin Buddhist religion & culture

Author(s)

• Andreasen, Esben
• Bloom, Alfred

Bibliographic Information

Popular Buddhism in Japan : Shin Buddhist religion & culture

Esben Andreasen ; with a foreword and postscript by Alfred Bloom

Japan Library, 1998

• : case
• : paper

Note

Bibliography: p. 188-193

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

• 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

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Details

• NCID: BA36989893
• ISBN:
  • 187341076X
  • 1873410778
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Richmond
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 199 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BQ8715.4
  • DC21 : 294.3/926
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Shin (Sect)