Toshie Kurihara

Present Positions

Specially Appointed Research Fellow, Institute of Oriental Philosophy

Fields of Research

Sociology of Religion

Women’s Studies

Academic Societies

The Japan Sociological Society

Japanese Association for Religious Studies

The Japanese Association for the Study of Religion and Society

Education

Soka University, Ph.D. in Sociology (2003)

Main Publications

• “Women in Japanese Buddhist History: Focusing on the Theory of Enlightenment of Women in Nichiren’s Teachings,” in The Challenge of Mahayana Buddhism, ed. The Institute of Oriental Philosophy (2006).
• “The 21st Century Is a Century of Women: Buddhism and Women,” The Journal of Oriental Studies 43, No. 2 (2004).
• Guidance to Happiness of Women (Tokyo: Daisanbunmeisha, 2003).
• To Live Wisely: Seminar of Humanity for Women 2 (Tokyo: Daisanbumeisha, 1999).