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Religion in contemporary Japan by Ian Reader is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Religion in contemporary Japan about?
What Role Does Religion Play In Contemporary Japanese Society And In The Lives Of Japanese People Today? This Text Examines The Major Areas In Which The Japanese Participate In Religious Events, The Role Of Religion In The Social System And The Underlying Views Within The Japanese Religious World. Through A Series Of Case Studies Of Religion In Action - At Crowded Temples And Festivals, In Austere Zen Meditation Halls, At Home And At Work, At Dramatic Fire Rituals - It Illustrates The Immense Variety, Energy And Colour Inherent In Japanese Religion. It Also Discusses The Continued Relevance And Responses Of Religion In A Rapidly Modernizing And Changing Society. Turning To The Gods In Times Of Trougle: The Place, Time And Structure Of Japanese Religion -- Unifying Traditions, Cosmological Perspectives And The Vitalitstic Universe -- 'born Shinto...': Community, Festivals, Production And Change -- '...die Buddhis': Zen, Death And The Ancestors -- Individuals, Ascetics And The Expression Of Power -- Sites And Sights: Temples And Shrines As Centres Of Power And Entertainment -- Actions, Amulets And The Expression Of Meaning: Reflections Of Need And Statements Of Desire -- Spirits, Sat
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Ian Reader
- Publisher
- Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press
- Published
- 1991
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780824813536
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion
- Rating
- 4.02 / 5 (47 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14