ABSTRACT

Since the 1960s virtually every part of the world has seen the arrival and establishment of Japanese new religious movements, a process that has followed quickly on the heels of the most active period of Japanese economic expansion overseas. This book examines the nature and extent of this religious expansion outside Japan.

chapter |9 pages

Japanese New Religions Abroad

A Case of ‘Reverse’ Globalization

chapter Chapter One|25 pages

New Japanese Religions in the West

Between Nationalism and Universalism

chapter Chapter Two|39 pages

Spiritual Companies, Corporate Religions

Japanese Companies and Japanese New Religious Movements at Home and Abroad

chapter Chapter Three|39 pages

Japanese Religion in Australia

Mahikari and Zen in a Multicultural Society 1

chapter Chapter Four|16 pages

The New Japanese Religions in Brazil

Some Remarks on the Church of World Messianfty 1

chapter Chapter Five|53 pages

Modern Japanese Millenarian Movements

Their Changing Perception of Japan's Global Mission with Special Reference to the Church of World Messianity in Brazil

chapter Chapter Six|16 pages

Adapt or Perish

The Story of Soka Gakkai in Germany

chapter Chapter Seven|42 pages

Spirit First, Mind Follows, Body Belongs

Notions of Health, Illness and Disease in Sukyo Mahikari UK

chapter Chapter Nine|15 pages

Shin Buddhism in the West

An Overview