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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English Pages 320 Year 2013

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

Experimental Buddhism: Innovation and Activism in Contemporary Japan
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