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Religious Discourse in Modern Japan
Religion, State, and ShintÅ
Series: - Dynamics in the History of Religions, Volume: 6
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Religious Discourse in Modern Japan explores the introduction of the Western concept of âreligionâ to Japan in the modern era, and the emergence of discourse on Shinto, philosophy, and Buddhism. Taking Anesakiâs founding of religious studies (shukyogaku) at Tokyo Imperial University as a pivot, Isomae examines the evolution of this academic discipline in the changing context of social conditions from the Meiji era through the present. Special attention is given to the development of Shinto studies/history of Shinto, and the problems of State Shinto and the emperor system are described in relation to the nature of the concept of religion. Isomae also explains how the discourse of religious studies developed in connection with secular discourses on literature and history, including Marxism.
Isomae Junâichi, Ph.D. (2010), The University of Tokyo, is Associate Professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies in Kyoto. He studies the discourse and practice of religion and history in Japan. He has published many monographs and articles focusing on postcolonial criticism and postsecularism, including Japanese Mythology: Hermeneutics on Scripture (Equinox/International Research Center for Japanese Studies, 2010), and Iki no shiko: Tasha, gaibusei, kokyo (Thoughts of Threshold: Others, Exteriority, and Homes) (Hosei University Press, 2014).
Acknowledgements
Preface: Religion, ShintÅ, and the Emperor System The Modern West and the Concept of Religion ShintÅ and the Emperor System
Introduction: The Development of the Concept of Religion and the Discipline of Religious Studies âReligionâ in the West âReligionâ in the Non-West Modern Japan in the Debate
PART 1: THE FORMATION OF THE CONCEPT OF âRELIGIONâ AND MODERN ACADEMIC DISCOURSE
Chapter 1: The Concept of âReligionâ: From the Modern Opening of Japan to the Emergence of Religious Studies
Chapter 2: Inoue TetsujirÅ and the Debates on Religion and Philosophy
Chapter 3: Buddhism: From Premodern Traditions to Modern Religion
PART 2: THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Chapter 4: Discourse on Religion and Social Reality
Chapter 5: State and Religion in Anesaki Masaharu
Chapter 6: The Process of Development of Religious Studies: From History of Theory to History of Reflective Discourse
PART 3: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SHINTÅ STUDIES AND THE STATE SHINTÅ SYSTEM
Chapter 7: Modern ShintÅ Studies and Tanaka Yoshito
Chapter 8: The Emperor System and State ShintÅ: Dislocation of âReligionâ and the âSecularâ
Chapter 9: The Interior as the Battleground of Discourse
Epilogue: Beyond the Debate on the Concept of âReligionâ
References
Index
Preface: Religion, ShintÅ, and the Emperor System The Modern West and the Concept of Religion ShintÅ and the Emperor System
Introduction: The Development of the Concept of Religion and the Discipline of Religious Studies âReligionâ in the West âReligionâ in the Non-West Modern Japan in the Debate
PART 1: THE FORMATION OF THE CONCEPT OF âRELIGIONâ AND MODERN ACADEMIC DISCOURSE
Chapter 1: The Concept of âReligionâ: From the Modern Opening of Japan to the Emergence of Religious Studies
Chapter 2: Inoue TetsujirÅ and the Debates on Religion and Philosophy
Chapter 3: Buddhism: From Premodern Traditions to Modern Religion
PART 2: THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Chapter 4: Discourse on Religion and Social Reality
Chapter 5: State and Religion in Anesaki Masaharu
Chapter 6: The Process of Development of Religious Studies: From History of Theory to History of Reflective Discourse
PART 3: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SHINTÅ STUDIES AND THE STATE SHINTÅ SYSTEM
Chapter 7: Modern ShintÅ Studies and Tanaka Yoshito
Chapter 8: The Emperor System and State ShintÅ: Dislocation of âReligionâ and the âSecularâ
Chapter 9: The Interior as the Battleground of Discourse
Epilogue: Beyond the Debate on the Concept of âReligionâ
References
Index
All interested in Japanese religion and modern Japan, especially State Shinto and the Emperor System, and anyone concerned with the concept of religion in terms of postcolonial conditions, postsecularism, and nation-state building in East Asia