Secularities in Japan

Based on the assumption that existing epistemic and social structures shape the way in which Western concepts of secularism were appropriated, the contributions in this volume inquire into the historical conditions for the development of a Japanese form of secularity

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Contributors: Dessì, Ugo (Editor) ; Kleine, Christoph 1962- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: LeidenBoston BRILL 2022
In:Year: 2022
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Japan / Secularism
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Japan Religion
B Electronic books
B Secularism Japan
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Summary:Based on the assumption that existing epistemic and social structures shape the way in which Western concepts of secularism were appropriated, the contributions in this volume inquire into the historical conditions for the development of a Japanese form of secularity
This volume brings together contributions that, from different disciplinary perspectives, highlight certain aspects and problems related to the configuration of the relationship between the religious and the secular in Japan. In the background stands the question of the historical path dependencies that lead to the formation of a specifically Japanese secularity. Based on the assumption that existing epistemic and social structures shape the way in which Western concepts of secularism were appropriated, the individual case studies demonstrate that the culturally specific appropriation of Western regulatory principles such as secularism has created problems that are of political relevance in contemporary Japan
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ISBN:9004517685
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004517684