Belief and Practice in Imperial Japan and Colonial Korea /

Bringing together the work of leading scholars of religion in imperial Japan and colonial Korea, this collection addresses the complex ways in which religion served as a site of contestation and negotiation among different groups, including the Korean Choson court, the Japanese colonial government,...

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Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Group Author: Anderson, Emily
Published: Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: Singapore :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Religion and Society in Asia Pacific
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1566-3
Summary: Bringing together the work of leading scholars of religion in imperial Japan and colonial Korea, this collection addresses the complex ways in which religion served as a site of contestation and negotiation among different groups, including the Korean Choson court, the Japanese colonial government, representatives of different religions, and Korean and Japanese societies. It considers the complex religious landscape as well as the intersection of historical and political contexts that shaped the religious beliefs and practices of imperial and colonial subjects, offering a constructive contri
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(XXVIII,258pages): illustrations.
ISBN: 9789811015663
Index Number: BL48
CLC: B920
Contents: Introduction: Empire of Religions: Exploring Belief and Practice in Imperial Japan and Colonial Korea -- Finding Religion in Japan s Empire -- State Shinto Policy in Colonial Korea -- Korean Buddhist Historiography and the Legacies of Japanese Colonialism (1910-1945) -- The Adventures of a Japanese Monk in Colonial Korea: Soma Shoei s Zen Training with Korean Masters -- Eastern Learning Divided: The Split in the Tonghak Religion and the Japanese Annexation of Korea, 1904-1910 -- Between God and Caesar: The Position of the Non-Church Movement in Korea and Japan from 1927 to 1945 -- Developing