عنوان

Japanese New Religions in Brazil and the Dynamics of Globalization versus Glocalization

شماره

LA116712

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انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Japanese New Religions in Brazil and the Dynamics of Globalization versus Glocalization

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Rafael Shoji, Frank Usarski, Rafael Shoji, et al.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Despite its tradition as a dominantly Christian country, Brazil is the host of the largest community of Japanese-descended people outside of Japan. This is the result of a long-lasting immigration process that started in 1908 and led to the establishment of a series of Japanese religions in the country. Although some of these groups are still restricted to the Japanese ethnic milieu, others have transcended their former ethnic boundaries and are quite successful in terms of recruiting new practitioners from a wider Brazilian audience. In order to identify the reasons for the failure or relative success of the various groups, the article starts with an overview of the historical development of Japanese religions in Brazil and summarizes the relevant results of the latest data provided by the institutions and the national census. The second part, which systematizes the strategies of transplantation of Japanese New Religions to Brazil, gives special attention to the construction of a transnational ancestor cult and the related emphasis on worldly benefits. The third part analyses in more detail the reinterpretation of ancestor worship and related rituals within Seichō-no-Ie. Finally, the fourth section refers the data to the academic discussion about the interrelated phenomena of globalization and glocalization. Despite its tradition as a dominantly Christian country, Brazil is the host of the largest community of Japanese-descended people outside of Japan. This is the result of a long-lasting immigration process that started in 1908 and led to the establishment of a series of Japanese religions in the country. Although some of these groups are still restricted to the Japanese ethnic milieu, others have transcended their former ethnic boundaries and are quite successful in terms of recruiting new practitioners from a wider Brazilian audience. In order to identify the reasons for the failure or relative success of the various groups, the article starts with an overview of the historical development of Japanese religions in Brazil and summarizes the relevant results of the latest data provided by the institutions and the national census. The second part, which systematizes the strategies of transplantation of Japanese New Religions to Brazil, gives special attention to the construction of a transnational ancestor cult and the related emphasis on worldly benefits. The third part analyses in more detail the reinterpretation of ancestor worship and related rituals within Seichō-no-Ie. Finally, the fourth section refers the data to the academic discussion about the interrelated phenomena of globalization and glocalization.

تاريخ نشر

2014

توصيف ظاهري

247-269

عنوان

Journal of Religion in Japan

شماره جلد

3/2-3

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

2211-8349

اصطلاح موضوعی

ancestor cult

اصطلاح موضوعی

ethnicity

اصطلاح موضوعی

globalization

اصطلاح موضوعی

Japanese New Religions in Brazil

اصطلاح موضوعی

Seichō-no-Ie

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Frank Usarski

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Rafael Shoji

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/22118349-00302008

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y