{"product_id":"the-category-of-religion-in-mitsutoshi-horii-9783319735696","title":"The Category of 'Religion' in Contemporary Japan: Sh\u0026#363;ky\u0026#333; And Temple Buddhism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book critically examines the term 'religion' (\u003ci\u003eshūkyō\u003c\/i\u003e) as a social category within the sociological context of contemporary Japan. Whereas the nineteenth-century construction of \u003ci\u003eshūkyō\u003c\/i\u003e has been critically studied by many, the same critical approach has not been extended to the contemporary context of the Japanese-language discourse on \u003ci\u003eshūkyō\u003c\/i\u003e and Temple Buddhism. This work aims to unveil the norms and imperatives which govern the utilization of the term \u003ci\u003eshūkyō\u003c\/i\u003e in the specific context of modern day Japan, with a particular focus upon Temple Buddhism. The author draws on a number of popular publications in Japanese, many of which have been written by Buddhist priests. In addition, the book offers rich interview material from conversations with Buddhist priests.\u003c\/p\u003eReaders will gain insights into the critical deconstruction, the historicization, and the study of social classification system of 'religion', in terms of its cross-cultural application to thecontemporary Japanese context. The book will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines including Japanese Studies, Buddhology, Religious Studies, Social Anthropology, and Sociology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mitsutoshi Horii\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3319735691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783319735696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.69d","brand":"Mitsutoshi Horii","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48089105727743,"sku":"9783319735696","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30ed3254-405a-4ecd-9def-be5723c9e326.jpg?v=1769108217","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-category-of-religion-in-mitsutoshi-horii-9783319735696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}