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Sōka Gakkai: Japan's Militant Buddhists

Noah S. Brannen

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Description:At the close of World War II, Japan's militaristic Sōka Gakkai movement was practically nonexistent. Today [circa 1968] it claims sixteen million Japanese (and 150,000 non-Japanese) adherents. One out of every seven college students in Japan is a member. As the third largest political force in Japan, Sōka Gakkai has the announced aim of becoming number one. As a religion, it purports to be the one true faith....Through aggressive mass-conversion tactics, Sōka Gakkai (Society for the Creation of Value) campaigns to “exterminate all false religion” and to help everyone “achieve happiness now.” Its strongly nationalistic political arm, Kōmeitō (Clean Government Party), appeals to the little man lost in the gap between the capitalistic interests of the Liberal Democrats and the big labor interests of the Socialists [sic].Until now, no study in depth of the group has appeared aside from the propaganda of Sōka Gakkai itself. Noah S. Brannen gives an objective treatment of its significance for Japan and for the rest of the world. He focuses on the movement as one of the postwar “new religions” in Japan, as a development of Nichiren Buddhism, and as a unique lay movement. He then discusses the implications of Sōka Gakkai for its adherents, from religious fanaticism and political involvement to personal beliefs and practices.With Japan the key [!] to U.S.-Far East relations, this study of Japan’s militant Buddhists is a book to be reckoned with.—from the front flap of the dust jacketThere is an eight page section of photographs between pages 14 and 15.Includes Notes and Acknowledgments, and A Selected Bibliography of Works in EnglishWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sōka Gakkai: Japan's Militant Buddhists. To get started finding Sōka Gakkai: Japan's Militant Buddhists, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 181

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Publisher: John Knox Press

Release: 1968

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Description: At the close of World War II, Japan's militaristic Sōka Gakkai movement was practically nonexistent. Today [circa 1968] it claims sixteen million Japanese (and 150,000 non-Japanese) adherents. One out of every seven college students in Japan is a member. As the third largest political force in Japan, Sōka Gakkai has the announced aim of becoming number one. As a religion, it purports to be the one true faith....Through aggressive mass-conversion tactics, Sōka Gakkai (Society for the Creation of Value) campaigns to “exterminate all false religion” and to help everyone “achieve happiness now.” Its strongly nationalistic political arm, Kōmeitō (Clean Government Party), appeals to the little man lost in the gap between the capitalistic interests of the Liberal Democrats and the big labor interests of the Socialists [sic].Until now, no study in depth of the group has appeared aside from the propaganda of Sōka Gakkai itself. Noah S. Brannen gives an objective treatment of its significance for Japan and for the rest of the world. He focuses on the movement as one of the postwar “new religions” in Japan, as a development of Nichiren Buddhism, and as a unique lay movement. He then discusses the implications of Sōka Gakkai for its adherents, from religious fanaticism and political involvement to personal beliefs and practices.With Japan the key [!] to U.S.-Far East relations, this study of Japan’s militant Buddhists is a book to be reckoned with.—from the front flap of the dust jacketThere is an eight page section of photographs between pages 14 and 15.Includes Notes and Acknowledgments, and A Selected Bibliography of Works in EnglishWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Sōka Gakkai: Japan's Militant Buddhists. To get started finding Sōka Gakkai: Japan's Militant Buddhists, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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