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Neither monk nor layman : clerical marriage in modern Japanese Buddhism / Richard M. Jaffe.
Author
Jaffe, Richard M., 1954-
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Language
English
Published/Created
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2001.
Description
xxii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Firestone Library - Stacks
BQ5355.M37 J35 2001
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Subject(s)
Buddhist priests
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Marriage
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Japan
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Buddhist priests
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Family relationships
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Japan
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Marriage
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Religious aspects
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Buddhism
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Buddhism
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Japan
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History
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1868-1945
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Series
Buddhisms
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Summary note
Buddhism comes in many forms, but in Japan it stands apart from all the rest in one striking way - the monks get married. This study addresses the emergence of an openly married clergy as a momentous change in the history of modern Japanese Buddhism.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-274) and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction
Ch. 2. Pre-Meiji Precedents
Ch. 3. Jodo Shin Buddhism and the Edo Period Debate over Nikujiki Saitai
Ch. 4. The Household Registration System and the Buddhist Clergy
Ch. 5. Passage of the Nikujiki Saitai Law: The Clergy and the Formation of Meiji Buddhist Policy
Ch. 6. Horses with Horns: The Attack on Nikujiki Saitai
Ch. 7. Denominational Resistance and the Modification of Government Policy
Ch. 8. Tanaka Chigaku and the Buddhist Clerical Marriage: Toward a Positive Appraisal of Family Life
Ch. 9. The Aftermath: From Doctrinal Concern to Practical Problem
Ch. 10. Almost Home.
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ISBN
069107495X ((alk. paper))
9780691074955 ((alk. paper))
LCCN
2001021154
OCLC
45958246
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