Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Figures and Table xi
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xix
6. Reference Abbreviations xxi
7. Ministries and Other Government Institutions xxiii
8. NEITHER MONK NOR LAYMAN
9. Chapter 1 Introduction 1
10. Chapter 2 Pre-Meiji Precedents 9
11. Chapter 3 Jôdo Shin Buddhism and the Edo Period Debate over Nikujiki Saitai 36
12. Chapter 4 The Household Registration System and the Buddhist Clergy 58
13. Chapter 5 Passage of the Nikujiki Saitai Law: The Clergy and the Formation of Meiji Buddhist Policy 95
14. Chapter 6 Horses with Horns: The Attack on Nikujiki Saitai 114
15. Chapter 7 Denominational Resistance and the Modification of Government Policy 148
16. Chapter 8 Tanaka Chigaku and the Buddhist Clerical Marriage: Toward a Positive Appraisal of Family Life 165
17. Chapter 9 The Aftermath: From Doctrinal Concern to Practical Problem 189
18. Chapter 10 Almost Home 228
19. Glossary 243
20. Bibliography 255
21. Index 275