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New Religious Movements

Celebrity Gods

New Religions, Media, and Authority in Occupied Japan

by Benjamin Dorman

Dorman examines how the press and occupation authorities shaped the image of new religions in postwar Japan, focusing on Jiu and Tenshō Kōtai Jingūkyō. He shows how the 'new religions' category was constructed in public debate. A valuable study of religion and media.

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