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Yasukuni Fundamentalism: Japanese Religions and the Politics of Restoration

Yasukuni Fundamentalism: Japanese Religions and the Politics of Restoration CONTEMPORARY JAPAN BOOK REVIEW by Mark R. Mullins, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI, 2021, US$64 (Hardback), 270 pp., ISBN 9780824889012 On 8 July 2022, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzō was shot to death during a campaign meeting in Nara. Much remains to be unveiled about the motives of his assailant, yet the open hostility the man has shown towards the Unification Church has served to once again highlight the significance of studying the relationship between religious and political actors in con- temporary Japan. While scholars of Japanese religion have only now begun to unravel the persistent and deep-rooted ties between the Unification Church and Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the last decade has seen much work dedicated to the role of Shrine Shinto actors in contemporary politics. Mark R. Mullins’ Yasukuni Fundamentalism: Japanese Religions and the Politics of Restoration is a welcome new addition to this field of study. Throughout the book, Mullins explores not only the close relationship between the Shinto establishment and conservative politicians, in particular within the LDP, but also the effects of this relationship on religious freedom in Japan as well as the response from those religious minorities who are affected by it. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Contemporary Japan Taylor & Francis

Yasukuni Fundamentalism: Japanese Religions and the Politics of Restoration

Larsson, Ernils
Contemporary Japan , Volume OnlineFirst: 5 – Oct 20, 2022
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Yasukuni Fundamentalism: Japanese Religions and the Politics of Restoration

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CONTEMPORARY JAPAN BOOK REVIEW by Mark R. Mullins, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI, 2021, US$64 (Hardback), 270 pp., ISBN 9780824889012 On 8 July 2022, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzō was shot to death during a campaign meeting in Nara. Much remains to be unveiled about the motives of his assailant, yet the open hostility the man has shown towards the Unification Church has served to once again highlight the significance of studying the relationship between religious and...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2022 Ernils Larsson
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1869-2737
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1869-2729
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10.1080/18692729.2022.2137620
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CONTEMPORARY JAPAN BOOK REVIEW by Mark R. Mullins, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, HI, 2021, US$64 (Hardback), 270 pp., ISBN 9780824889012 On 8 July 2022, former Prime Minister Abe Shinzō was shot to death during a campaign meeting in Nara. Much remains to be unveiled about the motives of his assailant, yet the open hostility the man has shown towards the Unification Church has served to once again highlight the significance of studying the relationship between religious and political actors in con- temporary Japan. While scholars of Japanese religion have only now begun to unravel the persistent and deep-rooted ties between the Unification Church and Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the last decade has seen much work dedicated to the role of Shrine Shinto actors in contemporary politics. Mark R. Mullins’ Yasukuni Fundamentalism: Japanese Religions and the Politics of Restoration is a welcome new addition to this field of study. Throughout the book, Mullins explores not only the close relationship between the Shinto establishment and conservative politicians, in particular within the LDP, but also the effects of this relationship on religious freedom in Japan as well as the response from those religious minorities who are affected by it.

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Contemporary Japan – Taylor & Francis

Published: Oct 20, 2022

References

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