Titlebook: Religion in Contemporary Japan; Ian Reader Book 1991 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 1991 community.Japan.religion

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Unifying Traditions, Cosmological Perspectives and the Vitalistic Universe, relevant to the Japanese people, their life styles, needs and environment in this world. All these elements have their roots in the enduring Japanese folk religious tradition that was based originally in a primarily agricultural society in which such actions as cyclical observances and rituals, pet

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Sites and Sights: Temples and Shrines as Centres of Power and Entertainment, others extend their influence beyond the environs of their local community. Many of the religious centres that permeate Japan’s landscape have widespread reputations as locations and centres of religious power, and as arenas at and through which the spiritual world and power of the ., Buddhas and o

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Actions, Amulets and the Expression of Meaning: Reflections of Need and Statements of Desire,them and with all the diverse objects signifying the presence and nature of the spiritual within that environment. Religious sites are basically settings in and through which religious power may be accessed and diffused, and the various signs and symbols present within them are vehicles of that powe

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,Spirits, Satellites and a User-Friendly Religion: Agonshū and the New Religions,of new religions (known in Japanese as .).. Since the early nineteenth century many hundreds of religious movements have developed in Japan in a constant process of flux, growth, decline and renewal. Some have flourished and grown into massive organisations.

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Conclusion: Mystery, Nostalgia and the Shifting Sands of Continuity,vely concerned with the incidence of religious dynamism in their lives. This interest in miracles, mystery and spiritual power is not limited just to the ‘new’ new religions but extends beyond them into a healthy publishing industry focusing on such issues as spirit possession, UFOs, the myths of Mu

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,‘Born Shinto …’: Community, Festivals, Production and Change,o concepts of Japanese national unity and identity: the very creation of early writings such as the ., for instance, with their legitimations of Imperial rule and assertions of Japanese descent from the ., testifies to this.

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