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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.
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.
The things which are right in front of us can often be the things
which are most hidden. In Japan, the word omote means 'face'. But
it also means 'mask' - something that a person uses to hide an
inner reality. Face-value questions - 'Are the Japanese religious?'
'What do they believe?' - produce face-value answers. We need to
delve deeper. This book explores the motivations behind why
Japanese people act in a 'religious' way, based on what ordinary
people say about their attitudes and experiences. In the process it
also uncovers core values within Japanese culture. By understanding
these motivations and values, we discover that the Son of Man came
not to destroy Japanese culture but to fulfil it. This fully
revised and updated edition includes data from the latest surveys
of Japanese attitudes, church statistics, and the most recent
research into Japanese society and religion.
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