Inken Prohl is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of
Heidelberg. She is a published author of books and numerous
articles on contemporary religions of Japan, including two
monographs titled Religiöse Innovationen and Zen für Dummies.
John Nelson is Professor in Theology and Religious Studies at the
University of San Francisco. He has written two books about major
Shinto shrines as well as many articles on wide-ranging topics. His
forthcoming book is on innovation within contemporary Buddhist
denominations in Japan.
Contributors include: Barbara Ambros, Jørn Borup, John Breen,
Stephen G. Covell, Benjamin Dorman, Lisette Gebhardt, Isomae
Jun’ichi, Kenta Kasai, Noriko Kawahashi, Satsuki Kawano, Gregory P.
Levine, Mark MacWilliams, Levi McLaughlin, Mark R. Mullins, John
Nelson, Rev. Masazumi Shojun Okano, Inken Prohl, Michael K. Roemer,
Aike P. Rots, Bernhard Scheid, Shimazono Susumu, George J. Tanabe
Jr., Jonathan Watts, Duncan Ryūken Williams, and Urs Matthias
Zachmann.
"In this impressively extensive handbook, editors Inken Prohl and
John Nelson have successfully managed to provide us with, “a fuller
picture of the current situation” (xxi) of Japanese religions than
any other preceding work. Even in Japanese, there has been no book,
at least in a single volume, that covers topics on Japanese
religions over the past two decades and their historical
backgrounds as thoroughly as this handbook does."
Fujiwara Satoko, The University of Tokyo, Religious Studies in
Japan, Volume 2
"This outstanding collection offers over two dozen state-of-the-art
chapters written by leading scholars in the field. [...] This book
overall makes an important and thought-provoking contribution that
will be appreciated for many years to come by specialists and
non-specialist alike."
Steven Heine, Florida International University, Journal of Religion
in Japan, Volume 4
"The book can, as a library purchase, serve selectively as a
valuable readings resource in an undergraduate course."
William R. Lindsey, University of Kansas, Religion 44:1
"This edited collection presents an overview on contemporary
religion in Japan and some recent research on the topic. The
editors have worked hard to bring together twenty-five chapters by
well-known figures in the field and they provide a wealth of
information within them."
Ian Reader, Lancaster University, Japanese Journal of Religious
Studies 40:2
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