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Experimental Buddhism - John K. Nelson

Experimental Buddhism

Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan

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Buch | Softcover
320 Seiten
2013
University of Hawai'i Press (Verlag)
978-0-8248-3898-0 (ISBN)
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Highlights the complex and often wrenching interactions between long-established religious traditions and rapid social, cultural, and economic change. Based on ethnographic fieldwork and archival research, it is one of the first studies to give readers a sense of what is happening as the role of Buddhists priests in society begins to change.
Highlights the complex and often wrenching interactions between long-established religious traditions and rapid social, cultural, and economic change. Based on ethnographic fieldwork and archival research, it is one of the first studies to give readers a sense of what is happening on the front lines as progressive Buddhist priests try to reboot their roles and traditions to gain greater significance in Japanese society. The work's central theme of experimental Buddhism provides a fresh perspective to understand how priests and other individuals employ Buddhist traditions in selective and pragmatic ways, frequently risking criticism from their peers, constituents, and high-ranking religious authorities.

John K. Nelson is professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at theUniversity of San Francisco.

Reihe/Serie Topics in Contemporary Buddhism
Zusatzinfo 11 illustrations
Verlagsort Honolulu, HI
Sprache englisch
Gewicht 530 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Buddhismus
ISBN-10 0-8248-3898-X / 082483898X
ISBN-13 978-0-8248-3898-0 / 9780824838980
Zustand Neuware
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