Against Harmony: Progressive and Radical Buddhism in Modern Japan

by James Mark Shields

Against Harmony traces the history of progressive and radical experiments in Japanese Buddhist thought and practice, from the mid-Meiji period through the early Showa. Perhaps the two best representations of progressive Buddhism during this time were the New Buddhist Fellowship (1899-1915) and the Youth League for Revitalizing Buddhism (1931-1936), both non-sectarian, lay movements well-versed in both classical Buddhist texts and Western philosophy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190664002
• ISBN13: 9780190664008
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Oxford Univ PR
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"