Although religious fundamentalism is often thought to be confined
to monotheistic "religions of the book," this study examines the
emergence of a fundamentalism rooted in the Shinto tradition and
considers its role in shaping postwar Japanese nationalism and
politics. Over the past half-century, the Liberal Democratic Party
(LDP) and the National Association of Shrines (NAS) have been
engaged in collaborative efforts to "recover" or "restore" what was
destroyed by the process of imperialist secularization during the
Allied Occupation of Japan. Since the disaster years of 1995 and
2011, LDP Diet members and prime ministers have increased their
support for a political agenda that aims to revive patriotic
education, renationalize Yasukuni Shrine, and revise the
constitution. The contested nature of this agenda is evident in the
critical responses of religious leaders and public intellectuals,
and in their efforts to preserve the postwar gains in democratic
institutions and prevent the erosion of individual rights. This
timely treatment critically engages the contemporary debates
surrounding secularization in light of postwar developments in
Japanese religions and sheds new light on the role religion
continues to play in the public sphere.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Hawaii Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Nanzan Library of Asian Religion and Culture |
| Release date: |
July 2021 |
| Authors: |
Mark R. Mullins
|
| Series editors: |
Matthew McMullen
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
270 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8248-8901-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-8248-8901-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780824889012 |
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