Religion in Contemporary Japan

Reader, I.

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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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1991-02-22

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780333523223

DOI: 10.1057/9780230375840

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 277