Gender and New Religions in Modern Japan
This article considers the characteristics of gender in modern Japanese new religions. I analyzed these through three types: “Sex Complementarity,” “Sex Polarity,” and “Sex Unity.” As examples, I take up Soka Gakkai, Reiyūkai, and Nippon Kaigi. Many Japanese new religious groups have adopted the and...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
2017
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| In: |
Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 15-35 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ New religion
/ Gender-specific role
/ Woman
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements KBM Asia NBE Anthropology NCB Personal ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Women
B Gender Equality B Soka Gakkai B Husbands B Religious Studies B Gender Roles B Womens rights B Division of labor |
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