Household Altars in Contemporary Japan : Rectifying Buddhist "Ancestors Worship" with Home Décor and Consumer Choice
Abstract/Sommario:
In Japan, where organized religion is increasingly viewed with a critical eye, one of the country's most enduring social and religious traditions -commemorating ancestral spirits- is undergoing rapid change. The highly competitive market for household altars is the source of innovative and sometimes radical concepts that represent a paradigm shift in how families and individuals should interact with ancestral spirits. No longer catering to guidelines from mainstream Buddhist denominati ...; [leggi tutto]
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| Descrizione | Household Altars in Contemporary Japan : Rectifying Buddhist "Ancestors Worship" with Home Décor and Consumer Choice/ John Nelson |
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IN Per: Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, vol. 35, n. 2 (2008) p. 305--330
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| ID scheda | 64119 |