1st Edition
Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito
By Anne Mette Fisker-Nielsen
Copyright 2012
264 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
264 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
264 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Presenting a study of politics at grassroots level among young Japanese, this book examines the alliance between the religious movement Soka Gakkai (the ‘Value-creation Society’) and Komeito (the ‘Clean Government Party’), which shared power with the Liberal Democratic Party from 1999 to 2009. Drawing on primary research carried out among Komeito supporters, the book focuses on the lives of... Read more
Introduction: Youth, Religion, and Politics in Japan 1. Nichiren, Soka Gakkai, and Komeito: A Question of Political Attitude 2. Aspiration for the Good Society: In Support of a Political Party 3. A Case of Interpretation? Komeito Supporters as Political Pawns, Right wing Collaborators, or Political Actors 4. Women, Social Change and Realising Political Ideals 5. July 2009 to July 2010 - the Beginning of a New Way of Politics in Japan? 6. Religion, Soka Gakkai Buddhists and Political Participation
Biography
Anne Mette Fisker-Nielsen is a senior teaching fellow in social anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK.
