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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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaiì Press,
©1998.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wr40r |
Table of Contents:
- Benefits in the religious system : settings and dynamics
- Scripture and benefits
- Buying out chance : morality, belief, and prayer
- The providers of benefits : gods, saints, and wizards
- The dynamics of practice
- Selling benefits : the marketing of efficacy and truth
- Guidebooks to practical benefits.