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This book critically examines the term ‘religion’ (shūkyō) as a social category within the sociological context of contemporary Japan. Whereas the ninetee

The Tokyo subway attack in March 1995 was just one of a series of criminal activities including murder, kidnapping, extortion, and the illegal manufacture of ar

What role does religion play in contemporary Japanese society and in the lives of Japanese people today? This text examines the major areas in which the Japanes

Representing work by some of the leading scholars in the field, the chapters in this handbook survey the transformation and innovation of religious traditions a

Throughout its long history, Japan had no concept of what we call “religion.” There was no corresponding Japanese word, nor anything close to its meaning. B