Publication details
Religion, Politics and National Identity in Modern Japan: Examining the Issue of Yasukuni Shrine
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Religio. Revue pro religionistiku |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Philosophy and religion |
| Keywords | Yasukuni; Shinto; Shintoism; State Shinto; ancestor worship; Japan; religions in Japan; Japanese nationalism |
| Description | The paper deals with the topic of the Yasukuni shrine, a Shinto sanctuary in Tokyo. The paper summarizes the history of Yasukuni, describes and analyzes the issues concerning the shrine, e.g. worshipping war criminals as "nation protecting" deities or visits of Japanese politicians to the sanctuary. |
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