Sacred High City, Sacred Low City: A Tale of Religious Sites in Two Tokyo Neighborhoods - Heine, Steven (Professor of Religious Studies and History and Director, Institute for Asian Studies, Professor of Religious Studies and History and Director, Institute for Asian Studies, Florida International University) - Books - Oxford University Press Inc - 9780199861446 - December 1, 2011
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Heine, Steven (Professor of Religious Studies and History and Director, Institute for Asian Studies, Professor of Religious Studies and History and Director, Institute for Asian Studies, Florida International University)
Sacred High City, Sacred Low City: A Tale of Religious Sites in Two Tokyo Neighborhoods

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In Sacred High City, Sacred Low City, Steven Heine argues that lived religion in Japan functions as an integral part of daily life; any apparent lack of interest masks a fundamental commitment to participating regularly in diverse, though diffused, religious practices. The book uses case studies of religious sites at two representative but contrasting Tokyo neighborhoods as a basis for reflecting on this apparently contradictory quality. In what ways doesJapan continue to carry on and adapt tradition, and to what extent has modern secular society lost touch with the traditional elements of religion? Or does Japanese religiosity reflect another, possibly postmodern, alternative beyond the dichotomy of sacred and secular, in which religious differences as well asa seeming indifference to religion are encompassed as part of a contemporary lifestyle?

224 pages, 22 b&w halftones; 16 maps

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 1, 2011
ISBN13 9780199861446
Publishers Oxford University Press Inc
Pages 240
Dimensions 155 × 231 × 15 mm   ·   340 g
Language English  

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