'Religions of Practice': The Case of Japanese Religions
'Religions of practice' are religions that prioritize ritual practice, with little concern for creeds and belief. In these religions, ethical obligations are communicated through ritual practices and aesthetic responses to symbols. Some theories of religion characterize ritual practice and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox Publ.
[2016]
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Journal for the academic study of religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 29, Issue: 1, Pages: 13-29 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ Religion
/ Religious practice
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| IxTheo Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BL Buddhism BN Shinto KBM Asia |
| Further subjects: | B
BELIEF & doubt
B Japanese religions B Religion B Ritual B Aesthetics B Faith B Embodiment B Conduct of life B CREEDS (Religion) B Religions |
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| Summary: | 'Religions of practice' are religions that prioritize ritual practice, with little concern for creeds and belief. In these religions, ethical obligations are communicated through ritual practices and aesthetic responses to symbols. Some theories of religion characterize ritual practice and religious aesthetics as secondary outcomes of religious belief. Such characterizations misunderstand the significance of religious ritual practice. A neo-Durkheimian theory of religion that examines ritual practice alongside belief provides a more sophisticated understanding of religious experience. A range of ethnographies of Japanese religions are reviewed to illustrate the argument. Aesthetics and ritual performance are central to many Japanese religions. These generate a strong sense of relational and communal entwinement and are associated with an ambivalent or pluralistic moral ontology. |
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| ISSN: | 2047-7058 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/jasr.v29i1.30306 |