Author: Steven Heine
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199861447
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
The author argues that lived religion in Japan functions as an integral part of daily life; any apparent lack of interest masks a fundamental commitment to participating regularly in diverse, though diffused, religious practices. The book uses case studies of religious sites at two representative but contrasting Tokyo neighborhoods as a basis for reflecting on this apparently contradictory quality.