Japanese new religions in the West / edited by Peter B. Clarke & Jeffrey Somers
- Bib ID:
- 1045946
- Format:
- Book
- Description:
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- Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent, [Eng.] : Japan Library, 1994
- ix, 167 p. ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1873410247
- Summary:
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Japan's new and 'new, new' religious movements which have established themselves in the West are both expanding and in general highly active. Among the best known are Soka Gakkai International, Mahikari, Seicho no Ie, the MOA Foundation, Tenrikyo and Risshokoseikai. Though invariably deriving their inspiration from traditional sources, as a group they share distinct characteristics: they all stress the importance of pacifism, environmental care and protection and world transformation. They also all claim to heal, that all followers will receive benefits in this life and that, in most cases, Japan is the promised land. This volume, which also offers a valuable insight into some of the cultural values of contemporary Japan, is the first to address the subject in any detail, and includes contributions from a number of distinguished scholars from Europe and the United States.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Japanese 'New' and 'New, New' Religions: An Introduction / Peter B. Clarke and Jeffrey Somers
- 2. A Buddhologist's Impression of Japanese Buddhism / Richard Gombrich
- 3. The Goddess Emerges from her Cave: Fujita Himiko and her Dragon Palace Family / Carmen Blacker
- 4. New Japanese Religions in the United States / J. Gordon Melton and Constance A. Jones
- 5. Japanese New Religious Movements in Britain / Jeffrey Somers
- 6. National and International Identity in a Japanese Religion / Michael Pye
- 7. Jesus in Japan: Christian Syncretism in Mahikari / Catherine Cornille
- 8. Japanese Monotheism and New Religions / J. H. Kamstra
- 9. Of Priests, Protests and Protestant Buddhists: the Case of Soka Gakkai International / Brian Bocking
- 10. Soto Zen Buddhism in Britain / Daishin Morgan
- 11. Japanese 'Old', 'New' and 'New, New' Religious Movements in Brazil / Peter B. Clarke.
- Notes:
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- "Cover [jacket] kanji: Japanese character for wa - harmony / peace."
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-165) and index.
- Subject:
- Japan -- Religion -- 1945-
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- Copyright:
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