A “Nihilist Philosophy?”: Christian Orthodox Heretical Discourse and Japanese Buddhism in Greece
Abstract Contrary to other European countries, where Buddhism has been studied since at least the 19th century, this paper shows that there are no known direct channels of transmission of Japanese Buddhism between Japan and Greece. Connections have, however, been made through other European countrie...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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2021
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Journal of Religion in Japan
Ano: 2021, Volume: 10, Número: 2/3, Páginas: 271-298 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Grécia
/ Griechisch-Orthodoxe Kirche
/ Conservacionismo
/ Budismo
/ Rejeição
/ Sōka-Gakkai
/ Japan
/ Cultura
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| Classificações IxTheo: | BL Budismo KBK Europa oriental KDF Igreja ortodoxa |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
minority religions
B Greek Orthodox Church B Sōka Gakkai B anti-heretical discourse B Zen |
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| Resumo: | Abstract Contrary to other European countries, where Buddhism has been studied since at least the 19th century, this paper shows that there are no known direct channels of transmission of Japanese Buddhism between Japan and Greece. Connections have, however, been made through other European countries, where, for example, Italy continues to play a major role. Moreover, these transmissions have taken a very long time to spread beyond the immediate circle of one or two key figures, because such traditions have been met with suspicion by the larger population, which remains influenced by a Christian Orthodox outlook. The establishment of Zen meditation centers in today’s urban centers, however, shows that the legal and official protections from which the Greek Church continues to benefit are not a reflection of devout sentiment among the population. This paper illustrates that under Greece’s conservative Orthodox climate, Japanese Buddhism has become simultaneously “Japanese culture” and a philosophy open to “all religions.” |
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| ISSN: | 2211-8349 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal of Religion in Japan
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22118349-01002006 |
