“Religious Revival” in the Political World in Contemporary Japan with Special Reference to Religious Groups and Political Parties

In the 1960s, the basic structure of linked religious organisations and political parties was formed, as can be seen from the rise of Kōmeitō, a political party founded by Sōka Gakkai, and the creation of the Shintō Political Association (SPA). In the 1970s, when Japan was undergoing high economic g...

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Main Author: Date, Kiyonobu (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Journal of Religion in Japan
Year: 2016, Volume: 5, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 111-135
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Shintō Seiji Renmei / Liberal-Demokratische Partei Japans / Sōka-Gakkai / Kōmeitō / Religious policy / History 1945-2016
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AZ New religious movements
BN Shinto
KBM Asia
TK Recent history
XA Law
Further subjects:B Politics and religion postwar Japan Shintō Political Association Sōka Gakkai Kōmeitō
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)