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Charisma and Community Formation in Medieval Japan: The Case of the Yugyo-Ha (1300-1700)

by S. a. Thornton
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781885445025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Cornell University - Cornell East Asia Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Cornell University - Cornell East Asia Series
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  • Pages: 312
  • Original Price: USD 20.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 363 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Comparative Religion and Asia / Japan

The Yugyō-ha achieved success by basing its religious authority on a combination of Pure Land mysticism and the practices of fundraising hijiri. Between 1300 and 1700, the Pure Land Buddhist religious order known as the Ippen school Yugyō-ha (later the Jishu) established itself as the leading representative of nembutsu propagation in Japan. The theme of the order's history is the development of religious authority as a result of the struggle to normalize relations among the official head, sometimes obstreperous religious, and often interfering (usually warrior) lay patrons. This study demonstrates the value of the articulation in organizational studies of Weber's concept of charisma as a successful social relationship as well as that of a chosen career determined by culture and tradition. Indeed, the success of the Yugyō-ha was due to its ability to seize on the advantages of combining the principles and practices of two existing traditions, Pure Land mysticism and the fundraising hijiri movement.

S.A. Thornton is Assistant Professor of History at Arizona State University. A specialist in popular rehearsals of history, she teaches courses on premodern Japanese and Asian history, comparative oral tradition, and film.

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