New Religions through the Eyes of Ōya Sōichi, 'Emperor' of the Mass Media
This essay, which concentrates on the work and legacy of the journalist Ōya Sōichi 大宅壮一 (900–970), is part of an ongoing study of print media representations of new religions during the immediate postwar period in Japan. Ōya, who remains a highly regarded figure within Japan’s media industry, wrot...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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Bulletin of the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture
Year: 2005, Volume: 29, Pages: 54-67 |
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| Summary: | This essay, which concentrates on the work and legacy of the journalist Ōya Sōichi 大宅壮一 (900–970), is part of an ongoing study of print media representations of new religions during the immediate postwar period in Japan. Ōya, who remains a highly regarded figure within Japan’s media industry, wrote extensively on new religions during the prewar and postwar periods. He played an important role in perpetuating and reformulating negative “media frames” about new religions that had been developing since the Meiji period. Despite the dismantling of State Shinto, the introduction of complete religious freedom, and the fundamental changes concerning the relationship between the authorities and religions introduced by the Allied Occupation, a highly negative campaign by journalists against new religions continued unabated. Ōya was at the forefront of this campaign and his perspectives on new religions continue to have an impact on “media frames” to this day. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nanzan Shūkyō Bunka Kenkyūjo, Bulletin of the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture
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