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  • Religion and Tourism in Japan
    Ian Reader
    In this study, Ian Reader presents new insights into the relationship between religionand tourism more generally and into the contemporary religious situation in Japan. He counteracts scholarship that claims tourism increases religious activity, shows that tourism is a factor in increasing secularization in Japan and draws attention to the role of the state in such contexts.Alt...
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    50,97 €

  • Dynamism and the Ageing of a Japanese ’New’ Religion
    Erica Baffelli / Ian Reader
    This book examines the trajectory and development of the Japanese religious movement Agonshu and its charismatic founder Kiriyama Seiyu. Based on field research spanning 30 years, it examines Agonshu from when it first captured attention in the 1980s with its spectacular rituals and use of media technologies, through its period of stagnation to its response to the death of its ...
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    57,77 €

  • Japanese Influences and Presences in Asia
    Ian Reader / Marie Soederberg
    Examines Japanese influences in Asia now and in the near future from a number of perspectives, from street views and the world of popular culture, to global political issues, to questions of regional investment and the cultural and economic aspirations of Chinese students in Japan. ...
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    65,00 €

  • Pilgrimage in the Marketplace
    Ian Reader
    The study of pilgrimage often centres itself around miracles and spontaneous populist activities. While some of these activities and stories may play an important role in the emergence of potential pilgrimage sites and in helping create wider interest in them, this book demonstrates that the dynamics of the marketplace, including marketing and promotional activities by priests ...
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    85,45 €

  • Religious Violence in Contemporary Japan
    Ian Reader
    The text looks at how Aum, a religious movement based on yoga, meditation, asceticism and enlightenment became involved in violent activities and explores the religion’s spiritual roots, placing it in the context of modern Japanese religious patterns. ...
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    140,52 €

  • Japanese Religions Past and Present
    Esben Andreasen / Finn Stefansson / Ian Reader
    Each of the eight chapters deals with a specific topic, such as Shinto, Buddhism, the new religions, and Christianity; there is an introduction that outlines the subject to be considered followed by a series of readings. ...
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    104,63 €