![]() | Guardians of the Buddha’s Home: Domestic Religion in Contemporary Jōdo Shinshū Subjects: Shin (Sect) -- Japan -- Customs and practices -- Case studies; Women in Buddhism -- Japan -- Case studies; Buddhist women -- Religious life -- Japan -- Case studies; In Guardians of the Buddha's Home, Jessica Starling draws on nearly three years of ethnographic research to provide a comprehensive view of Jōdo Shinshū (True Pure Land) temple life with temple wives (known as bōmori, or temple guardians) at its center. Throughout, she focuses on "domestic religion," a mode of doing religion centering on more informal religious expression that has received scant attention in the scholarly literature. Jessica Starling is assistant professor of religious studies and Asian studies at Lewis & Clark College. |
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