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Dynamism and the Ageing of a Japanese 'New' Religion

Transformations and the Founder
TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
216 Seiten
Englisch
Bloomsbury Publishing PLCerschienen am25.06.2020
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.This book examines the trajectory and development of the Japanese religious movement Agonshu and its charismatic founder Kiriyama Seiyu. Based on field research spanning 30 years, it examines Agonshu from when it first captured attention in the 1980s with its spectacular rituals and use of media technologies, through its period of stagnation to its response to the death of its founder in 2016. The authors discuss the significance of charismatic leadership, the 'democratisation' of practice and the demands made by movements such as Agonshu on members, while examining how the movement became increasingly focused on revisionist nationalism and issues of Japanese identity. In examining the dilemma that religions commonly face on the deaths of charismatic founders, Erica Baffelli and Ian Reader look at Agonshu´s response to Kiriyama's death, looking at how and why it has transformed a human founder into a figure of worship. By examining Agonshu in the wider context, the authors critically examine the concept of new religions´. They draw attention to the importance of understanding the trajectories of 'new' religions and how they can become old´ even within their first generation.mehr

Produkt

KlappentextThis book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.This book examines the trajectory and development of the Japanese religious movement Agonshu and its charismatic founder Kiriyama Seiyu. Based on field research spanning 30 years, it examines Agonshu from when it first captured attention in the 1980s with its spectacular rituals and use of media technologies, through its period of stagnation to its response to the death of its founder in 2016. The authors discuss the significance of charismatic leadership, the 'democratisation' of practice and the demands made by movements such as Agonshu on members, while examining how the movement became increasingly focused on revisionist nationalism and issues of Japanese identity. In examining the dilemma that religions commonly face on the deaths of charismatic founders, Erica Baffelli and Ian Reader look at Agonshu´s response to Kiriyama's death, looking at how and why it has transformed a human founder into a figure of worship. By examining Agonshu in the wider context, the authors critically examine the concept of new religions´. They draw attention to the importance of understanding the trajectories of 'new' religions and how they can become old´ even within their first generation.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-350-17014-8
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2020
Erscheinungsdatum25.06.2020
Seiten216 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 234 mm, Höhe 156 mm, Dicke 15 mm
Gewicht334 g
Artikel-Nr.54747525

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of FiguresAcknowledgementsNote on Japanese names, terms and transliterationIntroduction1. Situating Agonshu: the concept of 'new religions' in modern Japan2. The story of a religious founder: Kiriyama Seiyu, turmoil, charisma and experience3. Teaching as practice: ritual, benefits and the costs of devotion4. From the world to Japan: the nationalism of an ageing movement 5. Transcending death: the birth and spiritual messages of the second Buddha 6. Concluding comments: founder worship and the problem of the 'new' NotesReferencesIndexmehr

Autor

Erica Baffelli is Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies at The University of Manchester, UK. She is co-editor of the forthcoming Bloomsbury Handbook of Japanese Religions (2019) and her most recent book is Media and New Religions in Japan (2016). Ian Reader is Professor Emeritus at The University of Manchester, UK. He is the author or co-author of ten books and co-editor of several volumes.