『ローカルな範囲でグローバル規模に交流する ̶—ある浄⼟仏教寺院の革新と変容』(国際研究研究所のニュースレター)

Walker Kuroki, Amy (2015) 『ローカルな範囲でグローバル規模に交流する ̶—ある浄⼟仏教寺院の革新と変容』(国際研究研究所のニュースレター). Newsletter of the International Institute for the Study of Religions, 83. pp. 6-11.

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Abstract

This article explores the intersection of a local Buddhist neighbourhood, intimately connected to the global sphere through the main temple household (managed by a Japanese head priest and British temple wife). Utilising ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Takachiho, Miyazaki prefecture, from 2010-2012, the case study concerns a four hundred and fifty year old Jōdo Shinshū Pure Land temple that demonstrates problems common to rural locations throughout Japan; as well as illustrating the fact that non-Japanese are active practitioners in Japanese culture and religiosity in the local sphere. This could perhaps be regarded as part of a wider new trend, particularly within Japanese Buddhism in a rapidly globalising world. By exploring the challenges faced by the local neighbourhood in decline, the article suggests ways in which the temple could accommodate these: acting as an agent of change in a new style Temple Buddhism adapted to the contemporary era.

Item Type: Article
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Art, Media and American Studies
Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 12 Sep 2022 13:30
Last Modified: 01 Nov 2022 12:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/88187
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