Draws on nearly three years of ethnographic research to provide a comprehensive view of Jodo Shinshu (True Pure Land) temple life with temple wives (known as bomori, or temple guardians) at its centre.
Throughout, Jessica Starling focuses on domestic religion, a mode of doing religion centering on more informal religious expression.
University Of Hawai'i Press Guardians of the buddha's home. domestic religion in contemporary jodo shinshu, hardback/jessica starling
