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Paths to the Buddhist priesthood : A qualitative study of Koyasan priests
| Title: | Paths to the Buddhist priesthood : A qualitative study of Koyasan priests |
| Authors: | Mueller, Charles Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Nagashima, Miori Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | Buddhist | | Japanese Buddhism | | Koyasan | | priesthood | | Shingon |
| Issue Date: | 6-May-2023 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Journal Title: | Social Compass |
| Volume: | 70 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Start Page: | 263 |
| End Page: | 282 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1177/00377686231162532 |
| Abstract: | Factors that currently lead Japanese men to enter and remain in the Buddhist priesthood are poorly understood. This article reports the results of a qualitative study that examines the profiles of a seminary instructor and six Shingon Buddhist priests ((sic)(sic)) at Koyasan guesthouse temples ((sic)). The data, collected from semi-structured interviews, were analyzed with ATLAS.ti using a thematic analysis approach. The study identified seven key themes related to (1) family, (2) mentoring relationships, (3) education, (4) labor, (5) spiritual practices, (6) religious doctrines and faith, and (7) the devotion of guests. For the six priests, family connections were found to play an especially critical role in initial decisions to enter the priesthood, whereas other factors chiefly contributed to sustained commitment. The results are discussed in terms of theories of 'costly signalling', ego-identity statuses, and the Japanese tendency to construct personal identity within the context of social affiliations. |
| Rights: | Mueller, C., & Nagashima, M. (2023). Paths to the Buddhist priesthood: A qualitative study of Kōyasan priests. Social Compass, 70(2), 263–282.Copyright © 2023 by Social Compass |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/90140 |
| Appears in Collections: | 国際広報メディア・観光学院，メディア・コミュニケーション研究院 (Graduate School of International Media, Communication and Tourism Studies / Research Faculty of Media and Communication) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 長島 美織
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