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| Household Altars in Contemporary Japan: Rectifying Buddhist “Ancestor Worship” with Home Décor and Consumer Choice | ||
| 作者 | Nelson, John |
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| 出處題名 | Japanese Journal of Religious Studies |
| 卷期 | v.35 n.2 |
| 出版日期 | 2008 |
| 頁次 | 305 - 330 |
| 出版者 | Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture=南山宗教文化研究所 |
| 出版者網址 | http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/ |
| 出版地 | 名古屋, 日本 [Nagoya, Japan] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 附註項 | John Nelson is Associate Professor of East Asian Religions in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of San Francisco. |
| 關鍵詞 | Household altar; butsudan; ancestor worship; spirituality; kuyō |
| 摘要 | In Japan, where organized religion is increasingly viewed with a critical eye, one of the country’s most enduring social and religious traditions—commemorating ancestral spirits—is undergoing rapid change. The highly competitive market for household altars is the source of innovative and sometimes radical concepts that represent a paradigm shift in how families and individuals should interact with ancestral spirits. No longer catering to guidelines from mainstream Buddhist denominations about altar style and function, companies building and marketing contemporary altars (gendai butsudan) present a highly-refined product that not only harmonizes with modern interior designs but also emphasizes individual preferences and spirituality in how the altar is conceptualized and used. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, this paper will demonstrate how some of the products, marketing strategies, and key players in this multi-billion yen industry help shape fundamental ideas of religious and ritual practice in contemporary Japanese society. |
| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
| 點閱次數 | 1716 |
| 建檔日期 | 2008.12.15 |
| 更新日期 | 2017.09.07 |
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