Karma And Punishment: Prison Chaplaincy In Japan

A groundbreaking study of prison religion, Karma and Punishment introduces a form of chaplaincy rooted in the Buddhist concept of doctrinal admonition. Through research and fieldwork, Adam Lyons uncovers a dimension of Buddhist modernism that developed as Japan's religious organizations carved out a niche as defenders of society by fighting crime.

• | By (Author): Adam J. Lyons
• | Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
• | Publication Date: Aug 27, 2021
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 400 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 0674260155
• | ISBN-13: 9780674260153