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Deconstructing “Japanese Religion”: A Historical Survey |
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Isomae Jun’ichi (著)=磯前順一 (au.)
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| Source |
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.32 n.2 |
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| Date | 2005 |
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| Pages | 235 - 248 |
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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 | Isomae Jun’ichi is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Japan Women’s University. |
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| Keyword | "Japanese Religion"; westernization; indigenization; transcendence; Emperor system |
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| Abstract | The term “Japanese religion” was first coined by Anesaki Masaharu in 1907 for
readers of English, and then introduced into Japanese society. Originally, this
term has a dual meaning: one refers to a unified religion particular to Japan,
the other refers to the diverse religions in Japan. The former is exclusive, the
latter is inclusive. Most Japanese scholars have deliberately avoided the term
in the former, exclusive, sense. In their research they have, at times, understood
Japanese religion in the latter sense. The discourse on “Japanese religion”
becomes a dialogical and hybrid space between diverse religions that
have existed in Japan as a result of the dynamic movement of exchange and
conflict between Westernization and indigenization within religious traditions—
Christianity, Buddhism, Shinto, new religions, and folk religions.
Through such an attempt to deconstruct “Japanese Religion,” the exclusive
sense can be clarified in contrast to the inclusive, heterogeneous sense. |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| Hits | 645 |
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| Created date | 2013.01.11 |
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| Modified date | 2017.08.29 |
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