Erica Baffelli: 2 books
Dynamism and the Ageing of a Japanese 'New' Religion
Transformations and the Founder
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2018
This book examines the trajectory and development of the Japanese religious movement Agonshu and its charismatic founder Kiriyama Seiyu. Based on field research spanning 30 years, it examines Agonshu from when it first captured attention in the 1980s with its spectacular rituals and use of media technologies,...
by Erica Baffelli
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2016
The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781135117849, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivative 4.0 license.
Japanese "new religions" (shinshūkyō) have used various media forms for training,...