Sōka Gakkai and Politics in Japan

Sōka Gakkai, the largest of the so-called New Religions (shinshūkyō) in Japan, was founded in the 1930s by the educator Makiguchi Tsunesaburō1 and started its political involvement during the 1950s under its second president Toda Jōsei. Sōka Gakkai was not unique among new religions in being activel...

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Main Author: Baffelli, Erica (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2010
In: Religion compass
Year: 2010, Volume: 4, Issue: 12, Pages: 746-756
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