Karma and Punishment. Prison Chaplaincy in Japan, Hardback

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.

• Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
• Author(s): Adam J. Lyons
• Illustration(s): 7 color photos, 21 photos, 1 illus., 3 maps, 9 tables
• Number of pages: 400
• Collection: Harvard East Asian Monographs
• Publication date: 2021
• Dimensions: 162 x 238 x 33
• Cover type: Hardback