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Steven Heine - Sacred High City, Sacred Low City, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

Sacred High City, Sacred Low City

A Tale of Religious Sites in Two Tokyo Neighborhoods

Av Steven Heine

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Beskrivning
In Sacred High City, Sacred Low City, Steven Heine argues that lived religion in Japan functions as an integral part of daily life; any apparent lack of interest masks a fundamental commitment to participating regularly in diverse, though diffused, religious practices. The book uses case studies of religious sites at two representative but contrasting Tokyo neighborhoods as a basis for reflecting on this apparently contradictory quality. In what ways does Japan continue to carry on and adapt tradition, and to what extent has modern secular society lost touch with the traditional elements of religion? Or does Japanese religiosity reflect another, possibly postmodern, alternative beyond the dichotomy of sacred and secular, in which religious differences as well as a seeming indifference to religion are encompassed as part of a contemporary lifestyle?
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2011-12-22
  • Mått: 239 x 163 x 15 mm
  • Vikt: 482 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 240
  • Förlag: OUP USA
  • ISBN: 9780195386202
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Steven Heine, Professor and Director of Asian Studies at Florida International University, is an authority on Japanese religion and society, especially the history of Zen Buddhism and its relation to society in China and Japan. He has published over twenty books and dozens of articles, and has lectured extensively on these and related topics.

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These nuanced refinements to broadly accepted scholarship are without doubt a courageous and important contribution to the field of Japanese religions....This book is undoubtedly an important contribution to scholarship on Japanese religiosity, and will provide food for thought for both researchers and students of Japanese studies, but it will also appeal to the general public.

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