Japanese New Religions in Brazil and the Dynamics of Globalization versus Glocalization
Despite its tradition as a dominantly Christian country, Brazil is the host of the largest community of Japanese-descended people outside of Japan. This is the result of a long-lasting immigration process that started in 1908 and led to the establishment of a series of Japanese religions in the coun...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2014
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Journal of Religion in Japan
Year: 2014, Volume: 3, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 247-269 |
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Japanese New Religions in Brazil
globalization
ancestor cult
ethnicity
Seichō-no-Ie
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