Paul L. Swanson is director and permanent fellow at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, Nanzan University. Clark Chilson is assistant professor of religion at Pacific Lutheran University.
摘要
The Nanzan Guide to Japanese Religions combines, for the first time in any language, state-of-the-field theoretical and critical discussions with concrete resources students and scholars need to conduct research on Japanese religions. Even seasoned scholars typically approach their research in an unsystematic manner, becoming familiar with a particular area of inquiry while remaining largely unaware of what exists in the rest of the field. This inefficient method hinders particularly less-experienced researchers and circumscribes their lines of inquiry. The Nanzan Guide provides both beginners and specialists with a reference that will serve as a basic introduction to Japanese religions and allow them to conduct research more proficiently and in greater depth.
Overlapping and thought-provoking chapters, written by leading specialists, offer a variety of perspectives on the complicated and multifaceted field of Japanese religions. The essays are divided into four sections: religious traditions (Japanese religions in general, Shinto, Buddhism, folk religion, new religions, Christianity); the history of Japanese religions (ancient, classical, medieval, early modern, modern, contemporary); major themes (symbolism, ritual and the arts, literature and scripture, state and religion, geography and environment, intellectual history, gender); and "practical" essays (finding references and using libraries, working with archive collections, conducting fieldwork). A chronology of religion in Japanese history is also provided.
目次
[Table of Contents]
Editors’ Introduction Traditions
Japanese Religions Robert Kisala
Shinto Norman Havens
Buddhism Jacqueline I. Stone
Folk Religion Ian Reader
New Religions Trevor Astley
Japanese Christianity Mark R. Mullins
History
Ancient Japan and Religion Matsumura Kazuo
Religion in the Classical Period Yoshida Kazuhiko
The Medieval Period: Eleventh to Sixteenth Centuries William M. Bodiford
Religion in Early Modern Japan Duncan Ryuken Williams
Religion in the Modern Period Hayashi Makoto
Contemporary Japanese Religions Shimazono Susumu
Themes
The Ritual Culture of Japan: Symbolism, Ritual, and the Arts Richard K. Payne
Literature and Scripture Robert E. Morrell
State and Religion in Japan Helen Hardacre
Geography, Environment, Pilgrimage Barbara Ambros
History of Thought in Japan Thomas P.Kasulis
Gender Issues in Japanese Religions Kawahashi Noriko
Research
Japanese Reference Works, Sources, and Libraries Makino Yasuko
Using Archives in the Study of Japanese Religions Brian O. Ruppert
Conducting Fieldwork on Japanese Religions Scott Schnell
Chronology
A Chronology of Religion in Japan William M. Bodiford
