عنوان

Prosperous Buddhism, Prosperity Buddhism, and Religious Capital

شماره

LA122884

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Prosperous Buddhism, Prosperity Buddhism, and Religious Capital

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Jørn Borup

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

In the West, Buddhism as a "world rejecting" religion based on ascetic renunciation and non-economic spirituality is often invoked as a default narrative, and in many Buddhist cultures, immateriality is indeed promoted as a symbolic ideal of authenticity. Economy and materiality, however, are inherently part of Buddhism. This is notably the case in Japan, where monasteries, temples, and associations throughout history have been wealthy organizations. Contemporary temple Buddhism, however, faces economic threats from secularization, non-Buddhist ritual business, and new religious movements (nrms). This article analyzes the economy in and of contemporary Japanese Buddhism and systems of value transactions. The concept of "prosperity Buddhism" and religious capital is explored by comparing temple Buddhism with two new religious movements: Soka Gakkai and Happy Science. It is argued that the transaction models of these two groups are different from those of temple Buddhism by being differently adjusted to the market through teachings, practices, and organizational structures legitimating more openly this worldliness and materiality. It is also argued that especially Soka Gakkai has transformed its value-exchange model by converting ideals of economic transactions into other kinds of non-material forms of capital. Finally, it is suggested that a capital perspective on (Japanese) Buddhism reveals both structural differences within kinds of Buddhism, and that "Prosperity Buddhism" can be a useful analytical concept with which to illustrate one such type.

تاريخ نشر

2018

توصيف ظاهري

256-288

عنوان

Numen

شماره جلد

65/2-3

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1568-5276

اصطلاح موضوعی

Buddhism

اصطلاح موضوعی

Comparative Religion & Religious Studies

اصطلاح موضوعی

economy

اصطلاح موضوعی

exchange

اصطلاح موضوعی

General

اصطلاح موضوعی

History of Religion

اصطلاح موضوعی

Japanese religion

اصطلاح موضوعی

new religious movements

اصطلاح موضوعی

prosperity religion

اصطلاح موضوعی

Religion & Society

اصطلاح موضوعی

Religion in Antiquity

اصطلاح موضوعی

Religious Studies

اصطلاح موضوعی

Social Sciences

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Jørn Borup

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/15685276-12341497

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y