Lay Buddhism in Contemporary Japan: Reiyukai Kyodan (Princeton Legacy Library) - Couverture souple

Hardacre, Helen

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ISBN 10 : 0691612498 ISBN 13 : 9780691612492

Editeur : Princeton University Press, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Basing her book on four years of field work (including interviews, a survey of 2,000 Reiyukai members, and eight months of residence with believers), she analyzes Reiyukai ancestor worship and veneration of the Lotus Sutra. She explains the enduring appeal of a religion, founded in 1919, that dedicates itself to the spread of true Buddhism" and that retains its core intact, in spite of a number of schisms. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Helen Hardacre is Reischauer Institute Professor of Japanese Religions and Society at Harvard University, and author of "Shinto and the State, 1868-1988" (1989) and "Kurozumikyo and the New Religions of Japan" (1986).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Princeton University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0691612498
• ISBN 13: 9780691612492
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 292