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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Bibliografski detalji
Glavni autor: Reader, Ian, 1949-
Daljnji autori: Tanabe, George J., Jr., 1943-
Format: Licensed eBooks
Jezik:engleski
Izdano: Honolulu : University of Hawaiì Press ©1998.
Online pristup:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt6wr40r
Sadržaj:
  • 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.