The Japan Islamic Congress

The present article discusses the possibility of regarding the Japan Islamic Congress (JIC), a religious organization that claimed a membership of over 50,000 in the 1980s, as a new religion. It examines major factors in the expansion of the JIC through highlighting five characteristics it shares wi...

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Authors: Obuse, Kieko 1975- (Author) ; 小布施祈, 恵子 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Journal of Religion in Japan
Year: 2018, Volume: 6, Issue: 3, Pages: 241-263
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nihon Isuramu Kyōdan / New religion / History 1974-1990
IxTheo Classification:AA Study of religion
AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
AZ New religious movements
BJ Islam
KBM Asia
NBA Dogmatics
TK Recent history
Further subjects:B Japan Islamic Congress new religions Islam Buddhism
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