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Soka Gakkai's Human Revolution : The Rise of a Mimetic Nation in Modern Japan /

Soka Gakkai is Japan's largest and most influential new religious organization: It claims more than 8 million Japanese households and close to 2 million members in 192 countries and territories. The religion is best known for its affiliated political party, Komeito (the Clean Government Party),...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McLaughlin, Levi (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2018]
Colección:Contemporary Buddhism
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Series Editor's Preface
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER ONE. Soka Gakkai as Mimetic Nation
  • CHAPTER TWO. From Intellectual Collective to Religion: A History of Soka Gakkai
  • CHAPTER THREE. Soka Gakkai's Dramatic Narrative
  • CHAPTER FOUR. Participating in Canon: The Formation of Sacred Texts in a New Religion
  • CHAPTER FIVE. Cultivating Youth: Discipleship through Standardized Education
  • CHAPTER SIX. Good Wives, Wise Mothers, and Foot Soldiers of Conversion
  • Afterword: Vocational Paths
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index