In Sacred High City; Sacred Low City; Steven Heine argues that lived religion in Japan functions as an integral part of daily life; any apparent lack of interest masks a fundamental commitment to participating regularly in diverse; though diffused; religious practices. The book uses case studies of religious sites at two representative but contrasting Tokyo neighborhoods as a basis for reflecting on this apparently contradictory quality. In what ways does Japan continue to carry on and adapt tradition; and to what extent has modern secular society lost touch with the traditional elements of religion? Or does Japanese religiosity reflect another; possibly postmodern; alternative beyond the dichotomy of sacred and secular; in which religious differences as well as a seeming indifference to religion are encompassed as part of a contemporary lifestyle?
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