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Title: Religion and Society in Modern Japan: Selected Readings (Nanzan Studies in Asian Religions) by Mark R. Mullins, Shimazono Susumu, Paul L. Swanson ISBN: 0-89581-936-8 Publisher: Asian Humanities Press Pub. Date: December, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

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Summary: Excellent collection of essays
Comment: "Religion and Society in Modern Japan" is an excellent collection of academic essays covering a broad base of the topic. It is a sociological based text, and should not be read by anyone expecting to uncover the esotericism of Buddhism, Shinto or Tenrikyo.

The book is split into four subject areas:

"Japanese Religiosity," covering Shinto in the history of Japanese religion, Religious rituals in Shugendo, and Religion in contemporary Japanese society.

"Religion and the State," covering background documents such as Meji's rescripts and the Imperial rescript denying divinity, the revitalization of Japanese civil religion, Yasukuni-jinja and folk religion.

"Traditional Religious Institutions," covering Buddhism as a religion of the family, Religious rites in a Japanese factory, Mizoky Kuyo and abortion in contemporary Japan, Pokkuri-temples and aging and Soto Zen nuns in modern Japan.

"New Religious Movements," covering Soka Gakkai and the slippery slope from militancy to accommodation, Magic and morality in modern Japanese exorcistic technologies, Christianity as a new religion and the expansion of Japan's new religions into foreign cultures.

Of particular interest is the blend of Japanese and Western essays, providing both an insiders and outsiders perspective on Japanese religion in modern society. Also of interest are the excellent chapters on the less-often covered subject areas of Shugendo and the interesting institutions of Pokkuri-temples and Soto Zen nuns.

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