Neither monk nor layman : clerical marriage in modern Japanese Buddhism / Richard M. Jaffe.

Author
Jaffe, Richard M., 1954- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2001.
Description
xxii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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      Series
      Buddhisms [More in this series]
      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.
      ISBN
      • 069107495X ((alk. paper))
      • 9780691074955 ((alk. paper))
      LCCN
      2001021154
      OCLC
      45958246
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