Celebrity gods: new religions, media, and authority in occupied Japan
Renmonkyō and the Meiji press -- Deguchi Onisaburō as a prewar model -- The birth of two celebrity gods -- Before Jikōson -- Building a "kingdom of god" -- Bureaucracy, religion, and the press under occupation -- Jikōson and Jiu -- Kitamura Sayo -- New religions and critics in the immediat...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Honolulu
Univ. of Hawaiʻi Press
2012
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Reviews: | Celebrity Gods: New Religions, Media, and Authority in Occupied Japan (2014) (Thomas, Jolyon Baraka)
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| Series/Journal: | Nanzan library of Asian religion and culture
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ New religion
/ Mass media
/ Relationship
/ Meiji era
/ Taishō-Periode
/ Showa-Periode
/ History 1890-1955
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| Further subjects: | B
Mass media in religion (Japan)
History 20th century
B Japan Religion 20th century B Mass Media (Japan) Religious aspects B Religion and state (Japan) History 20th century |
| Summary: | Renmonkyō and the Meiji press -- Deguchi Onisaburō as a prewar model -- The birth of two celebrity gods -- Before Jikōson -- Building a "kingdom of god" -- Bureaucracy, religion, and the press under occupation -- Jikōson and Jiu -- Kitamura Sayo -- New religions and critics in the immediate postwar press |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-287) and index |
| Physical Description: | VIII, 296 S., Ill., 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8248-3621-4 |
