Practicing Belonging?: Non-religiousness in Twenty-First Century Japan
This article suggests a way for scholars of Japanese religion to contribute to the international discussion on “nones” or the “non-religious,” who have been characterized as “believing without belonging,” “belonging without believing,” “believing in belonging,” etc. by integrating three different di...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
[2019]
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Journal of Religion in Japan
Année: 2019, Volume: 8, Numéro: 1/3, Pages: 123-150 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Japan
/ Irréligion
/ Relation interpersonnelle
/ Histoire 2010-2019
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophie de la religion AD Sociologie des religions KBM Asie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Modernization
B non-religiousness B ie-mura system B Nones B tsunagari (relationships, belonging) |
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| Résumé: | This article suggests a way for scholars of Japanese religion to contribute to the international discussion on “nones” or the “non-religious,” who have been characterized as “believing without belonging,” “belonging without believing,” “believing in belonging,” etc. by integrating three different discursive arenas: one on multiple secularities as a context-conscious reexamination of functional differentiation; one on Japanese modernization centered on the idea of ie (household)-mura (village community); and one on a recent Japanese obsession with tsunagari (relationships, connection) and shōnin (recognition). The article argues that Japanese non-religiousness in the 2010s is an updated, self-conscious version of “religion as human relationships,” which can be paraphrased as “practicing belonging.” Moreover, while the current “religion as human relationships” practiced among young people tends to be confined to the intimate sphere, its traditional version regulated the public sphere as well. It was this public sphere of “religion as human relationships” that came to appear secular, as opposed to World Religions as matters of personal choice, in the process of modernization, which included the adoption of the Western concepts of “religion” and “secular.” The article also suggests that a “relationships turn” has been taking place not only in nonreligious rituals and festivals but also in spiritual culture and institutionalized religion. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-8349 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of Religion in Japan
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22118349-00801008 |