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What role does religion play in contemporary Japanese society and in the lives of Japanese people today? Through a series of case-studies of religion in action - at crowded temples and festivals, in austere Zen meditation halls, at home and work, at dramatic fire rituals - it illustrates the immense variety, energy and colour inherent in Japanese religion while discussing the continued relevance and responses of religion in a rapidly modernising and changing society.
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Religion in Contemporary Japan, Ian Reader
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- Released
- 1991
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- Title
- Religion in Contemporary Japan
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ian Reader
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Released
- 1991
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 296
- ISBN10
- 0333523229
- ISBN13
- 9780333523223
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Historical Themes, Religion & Spirituality, History, Religious Topics, Religion, Japan, Japanese Literature, Shintoism
- Description
- What role does religion play in contemporary Japanese society and in the lives of Japanese people today? Through a series of case-studies of religion in action - at crowded temples and festivals, in austere Zen meditation halls, at home and work, at dramatic fire rituals - it illustrates the immense variety, energy and colour inherent in Japanese religion while discussing the continued relevance and responses of religion in a rapidly modernising and changing society.