Religion as a Social Problem: The 11th Nanzan Symposium

In the spring of this year, a symposium on “Religion as a Social Problem” was held at the Nanzan Institute,bringing scholars of religion into dialogue with representatives from the media and the legal profession, all of whom have taken an interest in the question of “cults” in contemporary Japanese...

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Main Author: Swanson, Paul L. 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2002
In: Bulletin of the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture
Year: 2002, Volume: 26, Pages: 8-18
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Summary:In the spring of this year, a symposium on “Religion as a Social Problem” was held at the Nanzan Institute,bringing scholars of religion into dialogue with representatives from the media and the legal profession, all of whom have taken an interest in the question of “cults” in contemporary Japanese society. The papers, responses,and a resume of the discussions are to be published later this year in Japanese. What follows is a brief synopsis of the event.
Contains:Enthalten in: Nanzan Shūkyō Bunka Kenkyūjo, Bulletin of the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture