Experimental Buddhism in Contemporary Japan

Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

About the author

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

Product details

• Authors: John K Nelson, John K. Nelson
• Assisted by: George Tanabe (Editor), George J Tanabe (Editor), George J. Tanabe (Editor)
• Publisher: University of hawaii press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2013
• EAN: 9780824838980
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-3898-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Topics in Contemporary Buddhis; Topics in Contemporary Buddhism; Topics in Contemporary Buddhis; Topics in Contemporary Buddhism
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions