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1 online resource (279 pages) |
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Religion and Society in Asia Pacific |
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Religion and society in Asia Pacific.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures ; List of Tables; Introduction: Empire of Religions: Exploring Belief and Practice in Imperial Japan and Colonial Korea; Religions in€Empires; Contributors; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 1: Finding Religion in€Japan's Empire; The Political Invention of€Religion; Finding Religion in€Empire; Notes; Chapter 2: State Shinto Policy in€Colonial Korea; Introduction; The Construction of€a€State Shinto System in€Colonial Korea: On€the€Characteristics of€Law |
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Changes During€Cultural Rule: The€Emergence of€an€Independent Shrine AdministrationThe Truth About the€State Shinto System in€Korea; Education and€Shrines: "Separation of€Church and€State" and€Chōsen jingū, Christianity, and€the€Mobilization of€School Children; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 3: Korean Buddhist Historiography and€the€Legacies of€Japanese Colonialism (1910-1945); Introduction: Problematizing Buddhism's Position in€Japan and€Korea Prior to€Colonialism; Religion and€Politics: The€Paradox of€Japanese Colonialism for€Korean Buddhism |
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The Stigmatization of€Collaboration and€the€Logic of€State-Protection BuddhismConflating Religious and€Political Commitments; Historical Continuities in€Policies and€Prescriptions; Conclusion: Persistent Dichotomies and€the€Reproduction of€Colonial Assumptions; Notes; Chapter 4: The Adventures of€a€Japanese Monk in€Colonial Korea: Sōma Shōei's Zen Training with€Korean Masters; Two Separate Communities in€Colonial Korea; Sōma and€the€Association of€Korean Buddhism (Chōsen Bukkyōdan); Sōma's Adventures in€Colonial Korea; Search for€Masters; Sōma's Views on€Japanese and€Korean Buddhism |
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"Go Back to€the€Mountains": The€Impact of€Sōma's Writings Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 5: Eastern Learning Divided: The€Split in€the€Tonghak Religion and€the€Japanese Annexation of€Korea, 1904-1910; The Origins of€the€Split in€Tonghak; Background to€the€Ilchinhoe's Proposal for€Annexation in€1910; The Ilchinhoe's Merger Proposal and€Reactions and€Defense; Epilogue; Notes; Chapter 6: Between God and€Caesar: The€Position of€the€Non-Church Movement in€Korea and€Japan from€1927 to€1945; Faith, Nation, and€Providence; Caesar and€God; The Non-Church Movement and€the€Imperial State in€Japan |
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Historical and€Historiographical ConsiderationsNotes; Chapter 7: Developing an€Imperial Theology: Transforming "Others" into "Brothers in€Christ" for€a€Multiethnic Empire; An Obligation to€Civilize; Making a€Case for€a€Mission in€Korea: Korea as€the€New Kingdom of€God; Notes; Chapter 8: The Question of€Quintessence: Buddhism in€Wartime Japanese Academia; Japanese Buddhism and€National Identity; Hanayama Shinshō and€Japanese Buddhism; Miyamoto Shōson and€Fundamental Buddhism; In Lieu of€a€Conclusion: Japan and€the€Quintessence of€Buddhist Tradition; Notes |
| Summary |
Annotation Bringing together the work of leading scholars of religion in imperial Japan and colonial Korea, this collection addresses the complex ways in which religion served as a site of contestation and negotiation among different groups, including the Korean Choson court, the Japanese colonial government, representatives of different religions, and Korean and Japanese societies |
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Chapter 9: Transnational Contexts of€Tenrikyo Mission in€Korea: Korea, Manchuria, and€the€United States |
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Print version record |
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Religion and politics -- Japan
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Religion and politics -- Korea
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International relations
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Religion
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Religion and politics
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Japan -- Relations -- Korea
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Korea -- Relations -- Japan
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Japan -- Religion -- History
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Korea -- Religion -- History
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Japan
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Korea
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789811015663 |
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981101566X |
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9811015651 |
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9789811015656 |
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