Sojiji
Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple
Seiten
2022
The University of Michigan Press (Verlag)
9780472055364 (ISBN)
The University of Michigan Press (Verlag)
9780472055364 (ISBN)
An intimate and insightful look into the life of a head Sōtō Zen temple in 21st century Japan
Sōjiji is one of the two head temples of Sōtō Zen, the largest sect of Japanese Buddhism. The temple is steeped in centuries of culture and tradition, but it is very much rooted in the present and future, performing functions and catering to needs that reflect the changing demographic, social, and religious landscapes of contemporary Japan.
Based on more than fifteen years of fieldwork, interviews, and archival research, Sōjiji: Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple immerses the reader in the lives and experiences of the different groups that comprise Sōjiji's contemporary religious community. Through clear and accessible prose, ethnographically-grounded analysis, and emotionally compelling stories, the reader will explore the rich pastiche of daily life and ritual activity at a major Japanese Zen temple in institutional, historical, and social context through the lived practices of its community of clergy, practitioners, parishioners, and visitors.
Sōjiji is one of the two head temples of Sōtō Zen, the largest sect of Japanese Buddhism. The temple is steeped in centuries of culture and tradition, but it is very much rooted in the present and future, performing functions and catering to needs that reflect the changing demographic, social, and religious landscapes of contemporary Japan.
Based on more than fifteen years of fieldwork, interviews, and archival research, Sōjiji: Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple immerses the reader in the lives and experiences of the different groups that comprise Sōjiji's contemporary religious community. Through clear and accessible prose, ethnographically-grounded analysis, and emotionally compelling stories, the reader will explore the rich pastiche of daily life and ritual activity at a major Japanese Zen temple in institutional, historical, and social context through the lived practices of its community of clergy, practitioners, parishioners, and visitors.
Joshua Irizarry is Visiting Associate Professor of Anthropology at Bridgewater State University.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Sōjiji, the Forest for a Thousand Years
Chapter 1
The History of Sōjiji
Chapter 2
The Training of a Sōtō Zen Novice
Chapter 3
Bearing the Mantle of Priesthood
Chapter 4
Struggling for Enlightenment (While Keeping Your Day Job)
Chapter 5
Performing Compassion Through Goeika Music
Chapter 6
Making Ancestors Through Memorial Rituals
Conclusion
For a Thousand Years
Epilogue
In Perpetuity
Afterward
Writing Sōjiji
Glossary
Bibliography
Notes
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.05.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Michigan Monograph Series in Japanese Studies |
| Zusatzinfo | 18 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Ann Arbor |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9780472055364 / 9780472055364 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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