The Development of Thanatology in Japan and its Position in East Asia, with a Focus on Thanatology's Relationship to Religion
This article deals with the religiosity of thanatology in Japan, which was introduced under the name shiseigaku (death and life studies) in the 1980s. Although many religious believers and scholars of religious studies have been connected with this field in Japan, religions are not necessarily highl...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
[2019]
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Year: 2019, Volume: 66, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 114-138 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ Thanatology
/ Asia
/ Religion
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBM Asia |
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Japan
B Taiwan B death and life studies B Thanatology |
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