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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Page 144
... seen , even to gods whose names they do not know , but the ambiguity does not prevent them from expressing sincere prayers that are deeply personal . The question of which deity commands more personal attention than others is not to be ...
... seen , even to gods whose names they do not know , but the ambiguity does not prevent them from expressing sincere prayers that are deeply personal . The question of which deity commands more personal attention than others is not to be ...
Page 204
... seen as engaging in a kind of sacral- ization of secular business . This inseparability of the sacred and sec- ular dimensions , as we have seen repeatedly , is a central part of the framework of practical benefits . The Dynamics of ...
... seen as engaging in a kind of sacral- ization of secular business . This inseparability of the sacred and sec- ular dimensions , as we have seen repeatedly , is a central part of the framework of practical benefits . The Dynamics of ...
Page 232
... seen , Shinto and Buddhist institutions have been able to create new religious re- sponses to contemporary needs , to spot potential areas for new con- cerns , and to produce benefits , rituals , and amulets that address ( and at times ...
... seen , Shinto and Buddhist institutions have been able to create new religious re- sponses to contemporary needs , to spot potential areas for new con- cerns , and to produce benefits , rituals , and amulets that address ( and at times ...
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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