Are Japanese people religious - and, if so, in what ways? David
Lewis addresses this question from the perspective of ordinary
Japanese people in the context of their life cycles, and explores
why they engage in religious activities. He not only discusses how
Japanese people engage in different religious practices as they
encounter new events in their lives but also analyses the attitudes
and motivations behind their behaviour. Activities such as
fortune-telling, religious rites in the workplace, ancestral rites
and visits to shrines and temples are actually engaged in by many
people who view themselves as 'non- religious' but express their
motivations in terms other than the conventional 'religious' ones.
This book outlines the religious options available, and assesses
why people choose particular religious activities at various times
in their lives or in specific circumstances. The author challenges
some widespread assumptions about religion in urban and industrial
contexts and also shows how some of the underlying motivations
behind Japanese behaviour are expressed both in religious and
non-religious forms.
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