Bodily crisis and religious conviction
Implications of Kiyozawa Manshi's illness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3942174 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John S Harding (0000-0002-1070-1594, Department of Religious Studies at the University of Lethbridge; 4401 University Drive; Lethbridge, Alberta T1K 3M4, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 211-233 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4298 • E-ISSN: 2042-0587 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000842980803700202 |
| OpenAlex | W2012216532 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Kiyozawa Manshi (1863-1903) is well-known as a Japanese reformer of modern Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism. Kiyozawa's articles and diaries express an evolving religious conviction that emerged both within the context of Meiji Japan and as a result of life-threatening illness. Before he became bedridden with tuberculosis, Kiyozawa's religious orientation exemplified reliance on self-power, jiriki, and the preeminence of reason. Severe physical illness with its attendant limitations led Kiyozawa to repudiate his belief in both the viability and efficacy of jiriki, resulting in a reorientation of his religious conviction to a pronounced emphasis on faith as expressed by absolute trust in other-power, tariki. This case study of crisis and conversion in the life of Kiyozawa Manshi suggests interdependent and transformational connections between bodily illness and religious conviction
Buddhism · Context (archaeology · Conviction · Criminology · Epistemology · Faith · Political science · Power (physics · Religious orientation · Sociology · Theology · Transformational leadership · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |