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“The Future of Korean Buddhism Lies in My Hands”: Takeda Hanshi as a Sōtō Missionary |
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Kim, Hwansoo
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Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.37 n.1 |
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| Date | 2010 |
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| Pages | 99 - 135 |
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| Publisher | Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture=南山宗教文化研究所 |
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http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/
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| Location | 名古屋, 日本 [Nagoya, Japan] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Special issue: Religion and the Japanese Empire; Author: An assistant professor in the Religion Department and the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University. |
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| Keyword | Takeda Hanshi; Yi Hoegwang; Sōtō sect; Korean Buddhist W?njong; Buddhist missionary; sectarianism; Jōdo sect |
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| Abstract | Was the work of Japanese Buddhist missionaries “evil,” as many historians have
indicated? To problematize this view, this article revisits the most vilified of Japanese Buddhist missionaries of the pre-colonial and colonial period (1877– 1945). Takeda Hanshi (1863–1911) was both a staunch imperialist and a Sōtō Buddhist priest. His infamy in politics derives from his participation in the assassination of the queen of Korea and enabling Japan’s annexation of Korea. For Buddhists, he is the mastermind behind the Sōtō sect’s attempt to control Korean Buddhism through an alliance with its first modern institution, the W?njong. Scholars have focused on these three events, thus reinforcing the
view that Takeda was the epitome of Japanese imperial aggression. However,
a close examination of Takeda’s writings from 1907 to 1911 sheds new light on
his missionary work. I argue that despite his imperial ideology, Takeda made
strenuous efforts, until 1910, to promote the W?njong and defend its autonomy.
Based on overlooked primary sources, this article presents a case study
that furthers recent scholarly calls to move beyond the imperialist/victim or
hero/traitor framing of colonial Korean Buddhist history. |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| Hits | 1134 |
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| Created date | 2010.08.12 |
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| Modified date | 2017.09.07 |
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