Kurozumikyo and the New Religions of Japan / / Helen Hardacre.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Archive 1927-1999
• VerfasserIn: Hardacre, Helen,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020]; ©1986
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)

The description for this book, Kurozumikyo and the New Religions of Japan, will be forthcoming.

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, FIGURES, AND MAPS
• PREFACE
• ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• CHAPTER ONE. The World View of the New Religions
• The New Religions of Japan
• The World View of the New Religions
• The Self
• Patterns of Action
• The Limits of the World View
• CHAPTER TWO. The Founding of Kurozumikyo
• Introduction
• The Historical Context
• The Formation of Kurozumikyo: Overview
• The Founder's Early Career
• Early Followers
• The Middle Phase
• The High Disciples
• The Late Phase
• CHAPTER THREE. Preaching and Healing
• Introduction
• Preaching
• Healing
• Majinai
• Conclusion
• CHAPTER FOUR. Branch Churches in Kurozumikyo
• Introduction
• Organization
• Kurozumikyo and Shrine Shint5
• Rural and Urban Churches
• Women's Roles
• Varieties of Laymen's Meetings
• Problems and Summary
• CHAPTER FIVE. Ministers and Followers
• Introduction
• The Branch Church at Ōi
• Social Change and the Ōi Church
• The Ōi Church and Rural Society
• Rites and the Public Symbolism of Self-Cultivation
• Blessings in This Life
• CHAPTER SIX. Space, Time, and the Human Life
• Introduction
• Sacred Space
• Sacred Time
• The Life Cycle
• Conclusion
• CHAPTER SEVEN. The Unity of the New Religions
• APPENDIX A. The Great Purification Prayer
• APPENDIX B. Glossary
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• INDEX