Neither monk nor layman : clerical marriage in modern Japanese Buddhism

Neither monk nor layman clerical marriage in modern Japanese Buddhism

Buddhism comes in many forms, but in Japan it stands apart from all the rest in one striking way - the monks get married. This study addresses the emergence of an openly married clergy as a momentous change in the history of modern Japanese Buddhism.

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1. Verfasser: Jaffe, Richard M. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Princeton u.a. Princeton Univ. Press 2001
Schriftenreihe:Buddhisms [4]
Schlagworte:
Religion > Religionsgeschichte > Gesellschaft > Hochzeit > Buddhism > Japan > Buddhist priests > Family relationships > Marriage > Religious aspects > Buddhismus > Priester > Eheschließung
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Zusammenfassung:Buddhism comes in many forms, but in Japan it stands apart from all the rest in one striking way - the monks get married. This study addresses the emergence of an openly married clergy as a momentous change in the history of modern Japanese Buddhism.
Beschreibung:XXII, 288 S.
ISBN:069107495X