{"product_id":"sojiji-joshua-a-irizarry-9780472055364","title":"Sojiji: Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple Volume 94","description":"Sōjiji is one of the two head temples of Sōtō Zen, the largest sect of Japanese Buddhism. The temple is steeped in centuries of culture and tradition, but it is very much rooted in the present and future, performing functions and catering to needs that reflect the changing demographic, social, and religious landscapes of contemporary Japan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on more than fifteen years of fieldwork, interviews, and archival research, \u003ci\u003eSōjiji: Discipline, Compassion, and Enlightenment at a Japanese Zen Temple\u003c\/i\u003e immerses the reader in the lives and experiences of the different groups that comprise Sōjiji's contemporary religious community. Through clear and accessible prose, ethnographically-grounded analysis, and emotionally compelling stories, the reader will explore the rich pastiche of daily life and ritual activity at a major Japanese Zen temple in institutional, historical, and social context through the lived practices of its community of clergy, practitioners, parishioners, and visitors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua A. Irizarry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472055364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472055364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 6.05w x 0.68d","brand":"Joshua A. Irizarry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945035563263,"sku":"9780472055364","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_551b40d5-7bf4-4628-9e0e-f40926b48b8c.jpg?v=1681506404","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sojiji-joshua-a-irizarry-9780472055364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}