Practically Religious: Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of JapanPraying for practical benefits is a common religious activity in Japan. Basing their work on a fusion of textual, ethnographic, historical and contemporary studies, the authors of this volume demonstrate that far from being marginal, the concepts and practices surrounding genze riyaku lie at the very heart of the Japanese religious world. |
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... common ground — indeed , the bedrock of Japanese religion that it operates as perhaps the most vital common religious denominator in Japan . In light of this reli- gious common denominator many of the categories that have been used as ...
... common ground — indeed , the bedrock of Japanese religion that it operates as perhaps the most vital common religious denominator in Japan . In light of this reli- gious common denominator many of the categories that have been used as ...
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... common . In the old English legalistic meaning of the term as it related to the common grazing ground and public space , no one held any propri- etorial rights : the common was something " belonging to , open to , or affecting the whole ...
... common . In the old English legalistic meaning of the term as it related to the common grazing ground and public space , no one held any propri- etorial rights : the common was something " belonging to , open to , or affecting the whole ...
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... common Japanese religion centered on practical benefits . Although the vast numbers of benefits available , covering every aspect of life , do justify this notion , we should note that this common religion is closely linked to questions ...
... common Japanese religion centered on practical benefits . Although the vast numbers of benefits available , covering every aspect of life , do justify this notion , we should note that this common religion is closely linked to questions ...
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Practically Religious: Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan Ian Reader,George J. Tanabe No preview available - 1998 |
Common terms and phrases
activities affirmed amulets amulets and talismans assimilation associated belief Benten buddhas Buddhist Buddhist temples centers Chapter common religion deity divine doctrine Ebisu efficacy example faith figures of worship fortune Fudō genze riyaku goma goriyaku guidebooks Hachiman hatsumōde healing honji suijaku Hōzanji Ibid Ikoma Inari Japan Japanese religion Jinja Jizō Jōdo Shin kami Kankiten Kannon Kawasaki Daishi Kōbō Daishi Kōyasan Kūkai Kyoto legends Lotus Sutra luck magic means Mikoto miracle moral Nakayama-dera offer ofuda omamori one's Osaka Pachinko petition petitioners pilgrimage pilgrims popular practical benefits pray prayer prefecture priests purchase religious institutions ritual Saijō scriptural sect sectarian seeking benefits shichifukujin Shikoku shimbutsu Shingon shinkō Shinran Shinto shrines shrine or temple shrines and temples shūkyō social Sōka Gakkai Sōtō spiritual statue stories talismans temple's temples and shrines this-worldly benefits tion Tokyo tradition traffic safety visitors votive tablets worldly benefits Yakushi