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Against harmony : progressive and radical Buddhism in modern Japan /

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Against Harmony' traces the history of progressive and radical experiments in Japanese Buddhist thought practice from the mid-Meiji period through the early Showa period. Perhaps the two best representations of progressive Buddhism during this time were the New Buddhist Fellowship (1899-1915) a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shields, James Mark (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Buddhism > Japan > History > 20th century.
Buddhism > Japan > History > 21st century.
Buddhism.
Japan.
1900-2099
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The many faces of Meiji Buddhist enlightenment
  • Unification and spiritual activism: Murakami and Manshi
  • Warp & Woof: the new Buddhist discovery of society
  • Zen & the art of treason: renegade priests of late Meiji
  • Anarcho-Buddhist utopia: Taisho Tolstoyans
  • Extremes meet: radical Buddhists of early Showa.