Gender and New Religions in Modern Japan
This article considers the characteristics of gender in modern Japanese new religions. I analyzed these through three types: “Sex Complementarity,” “Sex Polarity,” and “Sex Unity.” As examples, I take up Soka Gakkai, Reiyūkai, and Nippon Kaigi. Many Japanese new religious groups have adopted the and...
| Published in: | Japanese journal of religious studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
2017
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| In: |
Japanese journal of religious studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ New religion
/ Gender-specific role
/ Woman
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion AZ New religious movements KBM Asia NBE Anthropology NCB Personal ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Women
B Gender Equality B Soka Gakkai B Husbands B Religious Studies B Gender Roles B Womens rights B Division of labor |
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| Summary: | This article considers the characteristics of gender in modern Japanese new religions. I analyzed these through three types: “Sex Complementarity,” “Sex Polarity,” and “Sex Unity.” As examples, I take up Soka Gakkai, Reiyūkai, and Nippon Kaigi. Many Japanese new religious groups have adopted the androcentric “Sex Complementarity” type. This characteristic has reflected the gender of the whole of Japanese society, and gender within new religions has also transformed with the times. There is a need to rethink gender in Japanese society from the perspective of gender among the new religions. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Japanese journal of religious studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.18874/jjrs.44.1.2017.15-35 |