Experimental Buddhism: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan 9780824838348
Based on ethnographic fieldwork and archival research, it is one of the first studies to give readers a sense of what is
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Table of contents :
Contents
Series Editor’s Preface
Acknowledgments
Conventions
Introduction
1. Experimental Buddhism: Contexts and Trajectories
2. Japanese Versions of Buddhism
3. Social Welfare and Buddhist-Inspired Activism
4. Four Prototypes of Experimental Buddhism
5. Alternatives and Innovations in Buddhist Religious Practice
6. The Future of Buddhism in Japan
Appendix
Notes
Works Cited
Index
About the Author
Contents
Series Editor’s Preface
Acknowledgments
Conventions
Introduction
1. Experimental Buddhism: Contexts and Trajectories
2. Japanese Versions of Buddhism
3. Social Welfare and Buddhist-Inspired Activism
4. Four Prototypes of Experimental Buddhism
5. Alternatives and Innovations in Buddhist Religious Practice
6. The Future of Buddhism in Japan
Appendix
Notes
Works Cited
Index
About the Author
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- John K. Nelson (editor)
- George Tanabe (editor)
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