Religion in contemporary Japan
By: by Ian Reader.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Honolulu
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Japan -- Religion -- 1945-
Description: What role does religion play in contemporary Japanese society and in the lives of Japanese people today? This text examines the major areas in which the Japanese participate in religious events, the role of religion in the social system and the underlying views within the Japanese religious world. Through a series of case studies of religion in action - at crowded temples and festivals, in austere Zen meditation halls, at home and at work, at dramatic fire rituals - it illustrates the immense variety, energy and colour inherent in Japanese religion. It also discusses the continued relevance and responses of religion in a rapidly modernizing and changing society.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-267) and index.