The Development of Japanese New Religions in Brazil and Their Propagation in a Foreign Culture

This article will examine Ōmoto, Konkōkyō, and Risshō Kōseikai as examples of New Religions among Brazilians of Japanese descent, and Sekai Kyūseikyō, Sōka Gakkai, and Reiyūkai as Japanese new religions that have expanded through propagation to Brazilians of a non-Japanese ethnic background. It will...

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Main Author: Watanabe, Masako 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [2008]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2008, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 115-144
Further subjects:B Brazilian culture
B Soka Gakkai
B Religious Studies
B Japanese culture
B Catholicism
B Authoritarianism
B Prayer
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