15. Why the Concept of “World Religion” Has Survived in Japan: On the Japanese Reception of Max Weber’s Comparative Religion
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | 15. Why the Concept of “World Religion” Has Survived in Japan: On the Japanese Reception of Max Weber’s Comparative Religion - Contemporary Views on Comparative Religion |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Satoko Fujiwara; University of Tokyo; |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Religion; History |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | comparative religion;concept of ’world religions’; Japanese academia; Max Weber |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | This chapter deals with a hitherto unnoticed fact that the concept of ‘world religion,’ which is outdated in many Western countries, is still popular in the Japanese academia and education field. Rather than simply arguing that Japanese scholars are ‘behind,’ I will attribute the fact to the academic/educational/social roles of comparative religion in Japan, which are different from those in Western countries, with a special focus upon Weberian legacies. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Feb-2016 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/28102 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.28102 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Contemporary Views on Comparative Religion |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
japan, Contemporary |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |