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Book Announcement: Kōmeitō: Politics and Religion in Japan

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Paula

Kōmeitō: Politics and Religion in Japan Ehrhardt, George, Axel Klein, Levi McLaughlin, and Steven R. Reed, editors Japan Research Monograph 18 2014. 298 pp. ISBN-13 978-1-55729-111-0 ISBN-10 1-55729-111-X $25.00 http://ieas.berkeley.edu/publications/jrm18.html The book covers Kōmeitō’s founding in Nichiren Buddhist doctrinal mandates and its … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Paula

Fisker-Nielsen, A. M. (2012) Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito London and New York: Routledge (Japan Anthropology Workshop Series). Book description: Presenting a study of politics at grassroots level among young Japanese, this book examines … Continue reading →

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