Religious Issues in Japan 2006: The Potential Social Role of Religion

The following report on “religion in the news” in Japan from late 2005 through 2006 is a translation of a report published in Japanese as「可能性と しての宗教の社会的役割」in the pages of『現代宗教』[Gendai shūkyō] 2007, a journal published annually by the International Institute for the Study of Religion. It is based on...

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Main Author: TSUJIMURA, Shinobu (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2007
In: Bulletin of the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture
Year: 2007, Volume: 31, Pages: 40-59
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Summary:The following report on “religion in the news” in Japan from late 2005 through 2006 is a translation of a report published in Japanese as「可能性と しての宗教の社会的役割」in the pages of『現代宗教』[Gendai shūkyō] 2007, a journal published annually by the International Institute for the Study of Religion. It is based on the database of the RIRC (Religious Information Research Center and on information culled from newspapers, journals, and specialized religious publications. As in previous years, the author has kindly consented to allow us to translate her report into English in order to provide information on the current state of religious issues in Japanese society.
Contains:Enthalten in: Nanzan Shūkyō Bunka Kenkyūjo, Bulletin of the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture