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Using her extensive ethnographic research, Starling skillfully and conscientiously presents her informants' voices so that readers can reimagine and reevaluate the stereotypical image of Buddhist traditions dominated so far by the collective voices of male priests. . . . There is no doubt that this book is a must-read for those who are interested in issues of contemporary Japanese Buddhism and gender. Although the focus of the study is the temple wives of the Jodo Shinshu tradition, which in itself is very valuable, it also contributes greatly to scholarship on domestic practices of religion, especially for those interested in women's roles and family relationships in modern Japanese society.--Eisho Nasu, Ryukoku University The Journal of Japanese Studies, 47:1 (2021)

Using her extensive ethnographic research, Starling skillfully and conscientiously presents her informants' voices so that readers can reimagine and reevaluate the stereotypical image of Buddhist traditions dominated so far by the collective voices of male priests. . . . There is no doubt that this book is a must-read for those who are interested in issues of contemporary Japanese Buddhism and gender. Although the focus of the study is the temple wives of the Jodo Shinshu tradition, which in itself is very valuable, it also contributes greatly to scholarship on domestic practices of religion, especially for those interested in women's roles and family relationships in modern Japanese society.--Eisho Nasu, Ryukoku University The Journal of Japanese Studies, 47:1 (2021)

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Jessica Starling is assistant professor of religious studies and Asian studies at Lewis & Clark College. Mark Michael Rowe is associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies, McMaster University.

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