Apotheosis and memory: Ishii Jūji, a savior for our times

This article examines the relationship between history, sacred architecture, and the production of meaning. In particular, it discusses the way in which the historical figure of Ishii Jūji (1865-1914), a renowned child relief activist and religious utopianist of late nineteenth-and early twentieth-c...

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Main Author: Maus, Tanya S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2014]
In: Material religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 346-375
Further subjects:B Yūaisha
B sacred architecture
B history and memory
B Ishii Jūji
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