Practically Religious: Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan
Praying for practical benefits (genze riyaku) is a common religious activity in Japan. Despite its widespread nature and the vast numbers of people who pray and purchase amulets and talismans for everything from traffic safety and education success to business prosperity and protection from disease,...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Praying for practical benefits (genze riyaku) is a common religious activity in Japan. Despite its widespread nature and the vast numbers of people who pray and purchase amulets and talismans for everything from traffic safety and education success to business prosperity and protection from disease, the practice has been virtually ignored in academic studies or relegated to the margins as a uh_product of superstition or an aberration from the true dynamics of religion. Basing their work on a fusion of textual, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary studies, the authors of this volume demonstrate the fallacy of such views, showing that, far from being marginal, the concepts and practices surrounding genze riyaku lie at the very heart of the Japanese religious world. They thrive not only as popular religious expression but are supported by the doctrinal structures of most Buddhist sects, are ordained in religious scriptures, and are promoted by monastic training centers, shrines, and temples. Benefits are both sought and bought, and the authors discuss the economic and commercial aspects of how and why institutions promote practical benefits. They draw attention to the dynamism and flexibility in the religious marketplace, where new products are offered in response to changing needs. Intertwined in these economic activities and motivations are the truth claims that underpin and justify the promotion and practice of benefits. The authors also examine the business of guidebooks, which combine travel information with religious advice, including humorous and distinctive forms of prayer for the protection against embarrassing physical problems and sexual diseases. Written in a direct and engaging style, Practically Religious will appeal to a wide range of readers and will be especially valuable to those interested in religion, anthropology, Buddhist studies, sociology, and Japanese studies |
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| spelling | Reader, Ian aut Practically Religious Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan George J. Tanabe, Ian Reader Honolulu University of Hawaii Press [1998] © 1998 1 online resource txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Jan 2018) Praying for practical benefits (genze riyaku) is a common religious activity in Japan. Despite its widespread nature and the vast numbers of people who pray and purchase amulets and talismans for everything from traffic safety and education success to business prosperity and protection from disease, the practice has been virtually ignored in academic studies or relegated to the margins as a uh_product of superstition or an aberration from the true dynamics of religion. Basing their work on a fusion of textual, ethnographic, historical, and contemporary studies, the authors of this volume demonstrate the fallacy of such views, showing that, far from being marginal, the concepts and practices surrounding genze riyaku lie at the very heart of the Japanese religious world. They thrive not only as popular religious expression but are supported by the doctrinal structures of most Buddhist sects, are ordained in religious scriptures, and are promoted by monastic training centers, shrines, and temples. Benefits are both sought and bought, and the authors discuss the economic and commercial aspects of how and why institutions promote practical benefits. They draw attention to the dynamism and flexibility in the religious marketplace, where new products are offered in response to changing needs. Intertwined in these economic activities and motivations are the truth claims that underpin and justify the promotion and practice of benefits. The authors also examine the business of guidebooks, which combine travel information with religious advice, including humorous and distinctive forms of prayer for the protection against embarrassing physical problems and sexual diseases. Written in a direct and engaging style, Practically Religious will appeal to a wide range of readers and will be especially valuable to those interested in religion, anthropology, Buddhist studies, sociology, and Japanese studies In English Goriyaku Reward (Buddhism) Reward (Shinto) Reward (Theology) Religiöses Leben (DE-588)4115741-2 gnd rswk-swf Buddhismus (DE-588)4008690-2 gnd rswk-swf Shintō (DE-588)4179634-2 gnd rswk-swf Japan (DE-588)4028495-5 gnd rswk-swf Japan (DE-588)4028495-5 g Religiöses Leben (DE-588)4115741-2 s Buddhismus (DE-588)4008690-2 s 1\p DE-604 Shintō (DE-588)4179634-2 s 2\p DE-604 Tanabe, George J. aut https://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.21313/9780824864002 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Reader, Ian Tanabe, George J. Practically Religious Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan Goriyaku Reward (Buddhism) Reward (Shinto) Reward (Theology) Religiöses Leben (DE-588)4115741-2 gnd Buddhismus (DE-588)4008690-2 gnd Shintō (DE-588)4179634-2 gnd |
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| title | Practically Religious Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan |
| title_auth | Practically Religious Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan |
| title_exact_search | Practically Religious Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan |
| title_full | Practically Religious Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan George J. Tanabe, Ian Reader |
| title_fullStr | Practically Religious Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan George J. Tanabe, Ian Reader |
| title_full_unstemmed | Practically Religious Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan George J. Tanabe, Ian Reader |
| title_short | Practically Religious |
| title_sort | practically religious worldly benefits and the common religion of japan |
| title_sub | Worldly Benefits and the Common Religion of Japan |
| topic | Goriyaku Reward (Buddhism) Reward (Shinto) Reward (Theology) Religiöses Leben (DE-588)4115741-2 gnd Buddhismus (DE-588)4008690-2 gnd Shintō (DE-588)4179634-2 gnd |
| topic_facet | Goriyaku Reward (Buddhism) Reward (Shinto) Reward (Theology) Religiöses Leben Buddhismus Shintō Japan |
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