Secrecy’s Power: Covert Shin Buddhists in Japan and Contradictions of Concealment 9780824851347
Shin has long been one of the most popular forms of Buddhism in Japan. As a devotional tradition that emphasizes gratitu
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Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Conventions
Introduction
Part One: Secrecy in the History of Covert Shin Buddhists
1. Secrecy Causes Criticism and Persecution
2. Secrecy Preserves and Transforms
Part Two: Concealment in Contemporary Urahōmon
3. Secrecy Alters by Separating and Joining
4. Secrecy Creates Dilemmas
5. Secrecy Gives Order
Epilogue
Notes
Glossary of Japanese Characters
Bibliography
Index
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Conventions
Introduction
Part One: Secrecy in the History of Covert Shin Buddhists
1. Secrecy Causes Criticism and Persecution
2. Secrecy Preserves and Transforms
Part Two: Concealment in Contemporary Urahōmon
3. Secrecy Alters by Separating and Joining
4. Secrecy Creates Dilemmas
5. Secrecy Gives Order
Epilogue
Notes
Glossary of Japanese Characters
Bibliography
Index
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- Clark Chilson (editor)
- Paul L. Swanson (editor)
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