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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.
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Dynamism and the Ageing of a Japanese 'New' Religion, Erica Baffelli
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- Pubblicato
- 2020
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- Titolo
- Dynamism and the Ageing of a Japanese 'New' Religion
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Erica Baffelli
- Editore
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Pubblicato
- 2020
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 216
- ISBN10
- 1350170143
- ISBN13
- 9781350170148
- Serie
- Descrizione
- 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.