{"product_id":"9783030088132","title":"The Category of ‘Religion’ in Contemporary Japan: Shūkyō and Temple Buddhism","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Category of ‘Religion’ in Contemporary Japan: Shūkyō and Temple Buddhism\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHorii, Mitsutoshi\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book critically examines the term ‘religion’ (\u003ci\u003eshūkyō\u003c\/i\u003e) as a social category within the sociological context of contemporary Japan. Whereas the nineteenth-century construction of \u003ci\u003eshūkyō\u003c\/i\u003e has been critically studied by many, the same critical approach has not been extended to the contemporary context of the Japanese-language discourse on \u003ci\u003eshūkyō\u003c\/i\u003e and Temple Buddhism. This work aims to unveil the norms and imperatives which govern the utilization of the term \u003ci\u003eshūkyō\u003c\/i\u003e in the specific context of modern day Japan, with a particular focus upon Temple Buddhism. The author draws on a number of popular publications in Japanese, many of which have been written by Buddhist priests. In addition, the book offers rich interview material from conversations with Buddhist priests.\u003c\/p\u003eReaders will gain insights into the critical deconstruction, the historicization, and the study of social classification system of ‘religion’, in terms of its cross-cultural application to thecontemporary Japanese context. The book will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines including Japanese Studies, Buddhology, Religious Studies, Social Anthropology, and Sociology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2019-01-24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030088132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-73570-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 284\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47708814508172,"sku":"9783030088132","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030088132.jpg?v=1776783544","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783030088132","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}