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Guardians of the Buddha's home : domestic religion in the contemporary Jōdo Shinshū /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Starling, Jessica (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2019]
Series:Contemporary Buddhism.
Subjects:
Shin (Sect) > Japan > Customs and practices > Case studies.
Women in Buddhism > Japan > Case studies.
Buddhist women > Religious life > Japan > Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A family of clerics
  • Staying at home as Buddhist propagation : the domestic life of the temple
  • Home economics : stewardship of the Buddha's goods
  • Social networks and social obligations in the disciplining of Bōmori
  • Wives in front of the altar
  • Equality and freedom in the Ōtani-ha
  • Conclusion.