Belief and Practice in Imperial Japan and Colonial Korea / edited by Emily Anderson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anderson, Emily, 1977- Editor.

Series:

Religion and Society in Asia Pacific, 2730-7948

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion--History.

Religion.

Imperialism.

Asia--Politics and government.

Asia.

Religion and sociology.

History of Religion.

Imperialism and Colonialism.

Asian Politics.

Sociology of Religion.

Local Subjects:

History of Religion.

Imperialism and Colonialism.

Asian Politics.

Sociology of Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXVIII, 258 p. 2 illus.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.

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 contribution to contemporary conflicts that are rooted in a contested understanding of a complex and painful past and the unresolved history of Japan's colonial and imperial presence in Asia. Religion is a critical aspect of the current controversies and their historical contexts. Examining the complex and diverse ways that the state, and Japanese and colonial subjects negotiated religious policies,practices, and ministries in an attempt to delineate these "imperial relationships", this cutting edge text sheds considerable light on the precedents to current sources of tension.

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 an Imperial Theology: Transforming "Others" into "Brothers in Christ" for a Multiethnic Empire

The Question of Quintessence: Buddhism in Wartime Japanese Academia

Transnational Contexts of Tenrikyo Mission in Korea: Korea, Manchuria, and the United States

Poch'ŏn'gyo and the Imperial State: Negotiations between the Spiritual and Secular Governments

U.S. Occupation Policy on Shinto in Post-Liberation Korea and Occupied Japan

Religion in Occupied Japan: The Impact of SCAP's Policies on Shinto.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789811015663

981101566X