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Sacred High City, Sacred Low City
Steven Heine
其他書名
A Tale of Religious Sites in Two Tokyo Neighborhoods
出版
Oxford University Press
, 2011-12-02
主題
Religion / Buddhism / History
Religion / Comparative Religion
History / Asia / Japan
Religion / Buddhism / Rituals & Practice
ISBN
019045265X
9780190452650
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=XX1MCAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
In Sacred High City, Sacred Low City, Steven Heine argues that lived religion in Japan functions as an integral part of daily life; any apparent lack of interest masks a fundamental commitment to participating regularly in diverse, though diffused, religious practices. The book uses case studies of religious sites at two representative but contrasting Tokyo neighborhoods as a basis for reflecting on this apparently contradictory quality. In what ways does Japan continue to carry on and adapt tradition, and to what extent has modern secular society lost touch with the traditional elements of religion? Or does Japanese religiosity reflect another, possibly postmodern, alternative beyond the dichotomy of sacred and secular, in which religious differences as well as a seeming indifference to religion are encompassed as part of a contemporary lifestyle?