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The Rush Hour of the GodsH. Neill McFarland

New Religious Movements

The Rush Hour of the Gods

A Study of New Religious Movements in Japan

by H. Neill McFarland

McFarland's study of Japan's postwar boom in new religions, which gave the field the memorable phrase 'rush hour of the gods'. He examines Tenrikyo, Konkokyo, Seicho no Ie, Soka Gakkai and others in the context of social upheaval. An early classic of the subject in English.

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