The Allied occupation of Japan 1945-1952 and Japanese religions

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1972
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Front Matter
Preliminary Material
Acknowledgments
Preface
Foreword
Abbreviations
Prologue
Chapter One The Occupation and the Kokutai Cult
Chapter Two Occupation Policy Related to Religion
Introduction
Chapter Three The Supreme Commander Takes Over
Chapter Four The Japanese Government
Introduction
Chapter Five The Civil Liberties Directive
Chapter Six The Shinto Directive
Introduction
Chapter Seven The New Constitution
Chapter Eight The Religious Corporations Ordinance
Chapter Nine The Religious Juridical Persons Law
Introduction
Chapter Ten Religion in Education
Chapter Eleven State-Owned Shrine and Temple Land
Chapter Twelve Neighborhood Associations and Forced Contributions
Chapter Thirteen Numerous Other Religious Problems
Introduction
Chapter Fourteen National Holidays
Chapter Fifteen Monuments, Statues, and Services for the War Dead
Chapter Sixteen Shrines for the War Dead
Chapter Seventeen The Rescript on Education and Other Expressions of Ultranationalism
Introduction
Chapter Eighteen The Religions League of Japan
Chapter Nineteen Cie and Japan’s Religions
Chapter Twenty Shinto
Chapter Twenty-One Japanese Buddhism
Chapter Twenty-Two The New Sects
Chapter Twenty-Three Christianity
Chapter Twenty-Four The Christian Missionary Movement
Chapter Twenty-Five General Problems
Introduction
Chapter Twenty-Six General of the Army, Douglas MacArthur
Chapter Twenty-Seven The Human Emperor
Chapter Twenty-Eight The Emperor and Japan’s Religions
Postscript Summary and Conclusions
Back Matter
Appendices
Sources
General Index
Acknowledgements
Preface
Foreword, W.K. Bunce
Abbreviations

Prologue

Part One: Introduction
I. The Occupation and the Kokutai Cult
II. Occupation Policy

Part Two: Scap and the Japanese Government
Introduction
III. The Supreme Commander Takes Over
IV. The Japanese Government

Part Three: Basic Policy Directives
Introduction
V. The Civil Liberties Directive
VI. The Shinot Directive

Part Four: Implementing the Basic Principles in Law
Introduction
VII. The New Constitution
VIII. The Religious Corporations Ordinance
IX. The Religious Juridical Persons Law

Part Five: Implementing the Principle of the Separation of Church and State
Introduction
X. Religion in Education
XI. State-Owned Shrine and Temple Land
XII. Neighborhood Associations and Forced Contributions
XIII. Numerous Other Problems Raised by the Principle of Separation

Part Six: The Elimination of Ultranationalism and Militarism
Introduction
XIV. National Holidays
XV. Monuments, Statues, and Services for the War Dead
XVI. Shrines for the War Dead
XVII. The Rescript on Education and Other Expressions of Ultranationalism

Part Seven: Religion and the Occupation
Introduction
XVIII. The Religions League of Japan
XIX. CIE and Japan's Religions
XX. Shinto
XXI. Japanese Buddhism
XXII. The New Sects
XXIII. Christianity
XXIV. The Christian Missionary Movement
XXV. General Problems

Part Eight: The Supreme Commander and the Emperor
Introduction
XXVI. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur
XXVII. The Human Emperor
XXVIII. The Emperor and Japan's Religions

Postscript: Summary and Conclusions

Appendices
Sources
Index
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