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Japanese new religions in the West
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ISBN: 1873410247 9781873410240 Year: 1994 Publisher: Sandgate: Japan library,

The Laws of the Sun : the spiritual laws and history governing past, present and future
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ISBN: 1852308079 Year: 1996 Publisher: Shaftesbury, Rockport, Brisbane Element


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Dynamism and the ageing of a Japanese 'new' religion : transformations and the founder
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ISBN: 9781350086517 1350086517 1350170143 1350086525 Year: 2019 Publisher: London, England : Bloomsbury Academic,

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"This book examines the trajectory and development of the Japanese religious movement, Agonshu, commonly portrayed in Japan as a 'new religion', and its charismatic founder Kiriyama Seiyu. Based on field research spanning 30 years it examines Agonshu from when it first captured attention in the 1980s with its spectacular rituals and use of media technologies, through a period of stagnation, until its response to the 2016 death of its founder. Via an in-depth profile of Agonshu and the pivotal role of Kiriyama Seiyu as founder, the authors examine and critique the concept of 'new religions', and discuss the nature and significance of charisma, charismatic leadership and religious entrepreneurship. The book discusses the 'democratisation' of practice and the demands made by movements such as Agonshu on members, while examining how a movement that developed in Japan has expressed seemingly universal concepts while becoming increasingly focused on revisionist nationalism and issues of Japanese identity. In examining the dilemma religions commonly face on the deaths of charismatic founders, Baffelli and Reader look at Agonshu's response to Kiriyama's death, how and why it has transformed a human founder into a figure of worship, and how, through such founder veneration, it has become increasingly normative in Japanese contexts. By examining Agonshu in the wider context, the authors draw attention to the importance of understanding the trajectories of 'new' religions and how they can become 'old' even within their first generation"--


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Establishing the revolutionary : an introduction to new religions in Japan
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ISBN: 9783643901521 3643901526 Year: 2011 Volume: 20 Publisher: Münster: Lit,

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New religions in Japan claim millions of members, while simultaneously provoking criticism and fulfilling social functions. Written by an international range of scholarly experts, this book serves as a handbook about these new Japanese religions on the basis of recent research. The introductory chapters offer general analyses of the historical, doctrinal, social, and economic aspects, and facilitate the understanding of these new religions within their overall contexts. Ten religions of major importance are introduced in detail as to their founder, circumstances of foundation, history, doctrine, present situation, and activities. These include: Omoto * Seicho no Ie * Sekai Kyuseikyo * Shinnyo-en * Soka Gakkai * Rissho Kosei-kai * Mahikari * Kofuku no Kagaku * Aum Shinrikyo/Aleph/Hikari no Wa * Chino Shoho/Pana-Wave Laboratory. Other important religious organizations are covered in encyclopedic references.


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Chinkon kishin : mediated spirit possession in Japanese new religions
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ISBN: 9783825868994 Year: 2009 Publisher: Berlin LIT


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Japanese journal of religious studies.
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ISSN: 03041042 Year: 1974 Publisher: Tokyo : International Institute for the Study of Religions,

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The Japanese Journal of Religious Studies publishes articles and materials that advance interreligious understanding and further the pursuit of knowledge in the study of religion, particularly Japanese religion.

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