LEADER 04937nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910462345203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-60217-2 010 $a9786613914620 010 $a90-04-23436-5 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004234369 035 $a(CKB)2670000000256114 035 $a(EBL)1023587 035 $a(OCoLC)818863484 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000720113 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12328508 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000720113 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10661631 035 $a(PQKB)11361636 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1023587 035 $a(OCoLC)811505300 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004234369 035 $a(PPN)174546645 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1023587 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10602354 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL391462 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000256114 100 $a20120725d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun| uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHandbook of contemporary Japanese religions$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by Inken Prohl and John Nelson 210 $aLeiden ;$aBoston $cBrill$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (674 p.) 225 0 $aBrill handbooks on contemporary religion,$x1874-6691 ;$vv. 6 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a90-04-23435-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tPreliminary Material -- $tReligious Contexts and Patterns in Contemporary Japan /$rInken Prohl and John Nelson -- $tJapanese Survey Data on Religious Attitudes, Beliefs, and Practices in the Twenty-First Century /$rMichael K. Roemer -- $tThe Concepts of Religion and Religious Studies in Transcultural Contexts, with a Focus on Japan /$rIsomae Jun?ichi and Tim Graf -- $tShint? Shrines: Traditions and Transformations /$rBernhard Scheid -- $tContemporary Buddhist Priests and Clergy /$rJorn Borup -- $tChristianity in Contemporary Japanese Society /$rMark R. Mullins -- $tMoney and the Temple: Law, Taxes and the Image of Buddhism /$rStephen G. Covell -- $tVoices for the Dead: Priestly Incantations and Grave Discussions /$rGeorge J. Tanabe -- $tRe-Imagining Buddhist Women in Contemporary Japan /$rNoriko Kawahashi -- $tThe Postwar Constitution and Religion /$rUrs Matthias Zachmann -- $tNew Religions in Japan: Adaptations and Transformations in Contempotary Society /$rInken Prohl -- $tS?ka Gakkai in Japan /$rLevi McLaughlin -- $tAmbiguous Identities: Negotiating Christianity and ?Japaneseness? /$rAike P. Rots -- $tReconstructing Priestly Identity and Roles and the Development of Socially Engaged Buddhism in Contemporary Japan /$rJonathan S. Watts and Masazumi Shojun Okano -- $tBuddhist Environmentalism in Contemporary Japan /$rDuncan Ry?ken Williams -- $t?Fine Words Indeed?: Yasukuni and the Narrative Fetishism of War /$rJohn Breen -- $tFrom the ?Tradition? to a Choice: Recent Developments in Mortuary Practices /$rSatsuki Kawano -- $tTheosophy and Related Movements in Japan /$rKenta Kasai -- $tThe Rise of the New Spirituality /$rShimazono Susumu and Tim Graf -- $tPetto Kuy?: Changing Views of Animal Spirits in Contemporary Japan /$rBarbara Ambros -- $tCelebrity Fortunes: Defining ?Religion? in the Post-Aum Era /$rBenjamin Dorman -- $tZen Art: Pure Gesture, Nationalist Aesthetic, or Nothing at All? /$rGregory P. Levine -- $tWidely Read Writings on Religion in Contemporary Japan: Popular Books on Religious Issues, ?Spiritual Literature? and Literary Works with Religious Themes /$rLisette Gebhardt -- $tContemporary Household Altars /$rJohn Nelson -- $tReligion and Manga /$rMark MacWilliams -- $tIndex. 330 $aRepresenting work by some of the leading scholars in the field, the chapters of this handbook survey the transformation and innovation of religious traditions and practices in contemporary Japan. Readers will find lively scholarly studies about changes in the traditional institutions of Buddhism and Shinto, vivid examples of social activism as well as the so-called ?new religions,? examination of the relationship between religion and the state, and analysis of the religiosity of individuals encompassed by ?spirituality,? pilgrimage and tourism, and the marketing of religions. This groundbreaking collection of scholarly papers helps to map out the fascinating complexity and dynamism of religion in contemporary Japanese society and culture. 410 0$aBrill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion$v6. 606 $aReligions 607 $aJapan$xReligion 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aReligions. 676 $a200.952 701 $aProhl$b Inken$0995802 701 $aNelson$b John K$g(John Kenneth),$f1953-$0987836 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462345203321 996 $aHandbook of contemporary Japanese religions$92281776 997 $aUNINA