| Series |
Harvard East Asian monographs ; 443
Harvard East Asian monographs 443. ^A21267
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| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Defend the Dharma, Admonish the Heretics -- 2. The Way of Repentance and the Great Promulgation Campaign -- 3. The Ideal of Harmony between Dharma and Law -- 4. Thought Crimes and the Opium of the Masses -- 5. War Crimes and the Discovery of Peace -- 6. The Spirit of Public Service and the Social Role for Religions -- 7. The Dilemmas of Bad Karma -- Conclusion: At the Altar of Doctrinal Admonition -- Appendix A: Tenrikyō Group Chaplaincy Session Field Notes -- Appendix B: Interview with Hirano Shunkō, Death Row Chaplain at Tokyo Jail -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Abstract |
"This groundbreaking study of prison religion in East Asia introduces a form of chaplaincy rooted in the Buddhist concept of doctrinal admonition rather than Euro-American notions of spiritual care. Based on archival research, fieldwork inside prisons, and interviews with chaplains, it reveals another dimension of Buddhist modernism that developed as Japan's religious organizations carved out a niche as defenders of society by fighting crime. The case of prison chaplaincy shows that despite constitutional commitments to freedom of religion and separation of religion from state, statism remains an enduring feature of mainstream Japanese religious life in the contemporary era"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Lyons, Adam J. Karma and punishment Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, 2021 9781684176335 |
| LCCN | 2021010250 |
| ISBN | 9780674260153 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0674260155 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
