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New Religions #2 Introduction of Contemporary New Religions in Japan

New Religions #2 Introduction of Contemporary New Religions in Japan. Masayo Urasaki (Faa) 19 June 201 2. Today’s Class Goal. 1)To understand the outline of New Religious movement 2)To open the interest of Japanese Society and Religion through movie

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New Religions #2 Introduction of Contemporary New Religions in Japan

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  1. New Religions#2Introduction of Contemporary New Religions in Japan Masayo Urasaki (Faa) 19 June 2012

  2. Today’s Class Goal 1)To understand the outline of New Religious movement 2)To open the interest of Japanese Society and Religion through movie 3)To consider the role of New Religions Organization

  3. Definition of New Religion Groups which have established based on faith/ religions in Modern Era Groups that can not include the previous established religious organization (Christ, Buddhism, Islam, Hindu, etc., ) They have own 1)principles, 2)rituals, 3)believers and 4) their praying space for gathering.

  4. Religion ： 宗 教（syuu-kyou) 宗 (shuu) 1) Center (Core) of the same family 2) Place where worship Ancestors and their spirits 教(kyou) Teaching

  5. Religion ＝　宗教（Shuu-Kyou） ? ☆Religion religio<Latin> Re ( again ) ligio ( connect ) Re- connect between God and Human Being

  6. Main Definition of New Religion Religious Movements and Organizations since Modern Era ( Middle of 19 century) Especially, that movements spread to the people from grassroots rapidly. (People’s Religion)

  7. Range of New Religion in Japan When? From the end of Edo (Tokugawa Era) What? 1) Religious Groups (not Company, not Moral Groups, not Folk Medicine) 2) Established Organization (not Folk Faith, not Fork Religion) 3) Independent from Religious Groups as before.

  8. Statistics of Religion in Japan 2007/12/31 Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology -Japan

  9. WHY? Japanese population 127,767,994 Total of Religious members 206,595,610

  10. Why so many Religious Groups in Japan?

  11. Everybody can become “The Religious Founder” Freedom of the Faith (Perfectly Just after World War II) Not Registered Groups are more 40,000 groups Registered Religious Groups are good treatment about the TAX.

  12. Do you have the faith? The rate of answer“YES” Reference: Yomiuri Newspaper’s research

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