Practically Religious: Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of JapanPraying for practical benefits (genze riyaku) is a common religious activity in Japan. Despite its widespread nature and the vast numbers of people who pray and purchase amulets and talismans for everything from traffic safety and education success to business prosperity and protection from disease, the practice has been virtually ignored in academic studies or relegated to the margins as a uh_product of superstition or an aberration from the true dynamics of religion. Basing their work on a fusion of textual, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary studies, the authors of this volume demonstrate the fallacy of such views, showing that, far from being marginal, the concepts and practices surrounding genze riyaku lie at the very heart of the Japanese religious world. They thrive not only as popular religious expression but are supported by the doctrinal structures of most Buddhist sects, are ordained in religious scriptures, and are promoted by monastic training centers, shrines, and temples. |
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Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan Ian Reader, George J. Tanabe. Practically Religious Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan IAN READER AND GEORGE J. TANABE , JR . HAWAII UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I PRESS Honolulu ...
Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan Ian Reader, George J. Tanabe. Publication of this book has been assisted by a grant from the Kamigata Kenkyukai at the University of Hawai'i . © 1998 University of Hawai'i Press All ...
Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan Ian Reader, George J. Tanabe. In memory of Marie Reader 1910-1997 Ethel Yukie Tanabe 1915-1996 Contents Acknowledgments Introduction xi 1 Buddhism and This - Worldly.
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