Religion in Japanese Daily Life

ISBN-13: 9780367878016 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 346 str.

David C. Lewis

Opis

This book examines the lives of ordinary Japanese people, and explores why they engage in religious activities. It analyses the attitudes and motivations behind religious and apparently religious behaviour, and includes coverage of activities such as fortune-telling, visits to shrines and temples, and ancestral rites.

Spis treści

Introduction: A grass-roots perspective

1. The fieldwork area

2. Roots of Japanese religiosity

3. Growing up

4. Finding one’s way

5. House and car

6. Work

7. Leisure

8. Times of crisis

9. Death

10. Shifting worldviews

O autorze

David C. Lewis is a Visiting Professor in Social Anthropology at Yunnan University, China.