The Bloomsbury Handbook of Japanese Religions
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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Japanese Religions

  1. 344 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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About this book

Providing an overview of current cutting-edge research in the field of Japanese religions, this Handbook is the most up-to-date guide to contemporary scholarship in the field. As well as charting innovative research taking place, this book also points to new directions for future research, covering both the modern and pre-modern periods. Edited by Erica Baffelli, Andrea Castiglioni, and Fabio Rambelli, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Japanese Religions includes essays by international scholars from the USA, Europe, Japan, and New Zealand. Topics and themes include gender, politics, the arts, economy, media, globalization, and colonialism. The Bloomsbury Handbook of Japanese Religions is an essential reference point for upper-level students and scholars of Japanese religions as well as Japanese Studies more broadly.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Illustrations
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Notes for the Reader
  10. Chapter 1 Introduction
  11. Chapter 2 Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care
  12. Chapter 3 Cultural Heritage
  13. Chapter 4 Disasters
  14. Chapter 5 Economy and Spirituality
  15. Chapter 6 Economy of Buddhism
  16. Case Study Buddhist Temples of the Future
  17. Chapter 7 Empire and Colonialism
  18. Case Study Aesthetics of Buddhist Modernism
  19. Chapter 8 Environmentalism
  20. Case Study Grassroots Environmental Activities in Risshō Kōseikai
  21. Chapter 9 Food Offerings
  22. Chapter 10 Folk Performing Arts
  23. Chapter 11 Gender
  24. Chapter 12 Globalization
  25. Case Study Diaspora Buddhism
  26. Chapter 13 Islam
  27. Chapter 14 Law
  28. Chapter 15 Materiality
  29. Chapter 16 Media and Technology
  30. Case Study World-Wide Shinto: The Globalization of “Japanese” Religion
  31. Chapter 17 Medicine
  32. Chapter 18 Minorities
  33. Case Study Daijō Islam (Mahayāna Islam)
  34. Chapter 19 “New Religions”
  35. Chapter 20 Pilgrimages and “Sacred” Geography
  36. Chapter 21 Politics
  37. Case Study Religion, Socialism, and Secularization
  38. Chapter 22 Premodern Traditions
  39. Chapter 23 Sexuality
  40. Chapter 24 Sound
  41. Case Study The Matsuri as Sonic Event
  42. Chapter 25 Space
  43. Chapter 26 Spiritualism and Occultism
  44. Chapter 27 Spirituality
  45. Chapter 28 Tourism
  46. Chapter 29 Women
  47. Case Study Mountain Worship and Women
  48. Bibliography
  49. Contributors
  50. Index