Hakkō Ichiu: Religious Rhetoric in Imperial Japan
The wartime propaganda slogan Hakkō Ichiu 八紘一宇 (“Unify the whole world under one roof”) was loaded with historical meaning: Japan was glorifying the aggression and colonization of war by fostering a specific interpretation of the narrative about how Jimmu, the first emperor, founded the nation in St...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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Religions
Year: 2023, Volume: 14, Issue: 1 |
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Emperor Jimmu
B Religious Rhetoric B Kokutai B Nichirenism B Hakkō Ichiu B political mythology B State Shinto |
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