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Contemporary Karma: Interprretations of Karma in Tenrikyo and Rissho Koseikai |
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| Author |
Kisala, Robert
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| Source |
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.21 n.1 |
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| Date | 1994.03 |
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| Pages | 73 - 92 |
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| Publisher | Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture=南山宗教文化研究所 |
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http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/
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| Location | 名古屋, 日本 [Nagoya, Japan] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | FJ.966 |
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| Keyword | 業=Karma=Kamma; 天理教; 立正佼成會 |
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| Abstract | Although karma remains a key concept in modern Japanese religiosity, we can see a substantial amount of reinterpretation of its content, on the level of both official doctrine and individual belief. In classical expressions of karma theory, the idea of ethical retribution extending across multiple lifetimes plays a central role. Previous research, however, has shown that the fatalism often associated with such a concept is alleviated by the incorporation of beliefs concerning ancestor veneration, the transfer of merit,
astrology, or theistic intervention. This study focuses on the expression of karmic beliefs in the doctrine of two Japanese New Religions and the results of interviews conducted with members of those movements involved in social welfare work, and examines how the concept of karma is reinterpreted to allow for modern understandings of freedom and human potential. |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| Hits | 871 |
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| Created date | 1998.04.28 |
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| Modified date | 2017.08.24 |
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