Faith and practice: bringing religion, music and Beethoven to life in Soka Gakkai

This paper presents research on the activities of a symphony orchestra organized by Soka Gakkai, Japan's largest new religious movement. Examples drawn from the author's experience as a musician and researcher within the group illustrate that the members' activities are a fusion of Bu...

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Main Author: McLaughlin, Levi (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2003
In: Social science Japan journal
Year: 2003, Volume: 2, Issue: 6, Pages: 161-179
Further subjects:B Art
B Religious practice
B Buddhism
B Japan
B Japan Religious movement Soka Gakkai (Nihon) Musik Art Buddhism Religiöse Praxis Field-research
B Musik
B Religious movement
B Field-research

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