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Beyond the Dark Valley: Reinterpreting Christian Reactions to the 1939 Religious Organizations Law |
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| Author |
Krämer, Hans Martin
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| Source |
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.38 n.1 |
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| Date | 2011 |
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| Pages | 181 - 211 |
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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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| Keyword | Religious Organizations Law; Catholic Church; Protestantism; fascism; religious policy; wartime period |
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| Abstract | Widely regarded as a government instrument for the suppression of religious
groups, the 1939/1940 Religious Organizations Law has so far been denied a
nuanced treatment in historical literature. The complex nature of the law and
its consequences can best be estimated when examining the case of the Christian
churches, supposedly the foremost victims of suppression by the Japanese
state, around 1940. The historical record shows that not all of the implications of the legislation were seen as adverse by the Roman Catholic Church and Protestant groups. This is especially clear if one takes into account transwar continuities at the institutional and organizational levels, although inquiring into writings on the substance of religious teaching can also be illuminating, as changes in Catholic catechisms between 1936 and 1947 demonstrate. I will suggest that the analytical framework of corporatism might be helpful in coming to terms with the Japanese state’s religious policy in the 1930s and 1940s. |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| Hits | 630 |
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| Created date | 2013.04.16 |
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| Modified date | 2017.09.13 |
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