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Meiji at 150

Dr. Jolyon Thomas (University of Pennsylvania) Thomas, Jolyon; Grunow, Tristan

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In this episode, Dr. Thomas revisits the history of religion during the Meiji Period, outlining the impacts of the Restoration on Buddhism in Japan. We discuss the anxiety felt by Buddhists after 1868, Buddhist practitioners’ reactions to institutionalized Shinto in the prewar period, the religious consequences of the postwar American Occupation, and links between animation and religious practice in contemporary Japan.

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Title
Dr. Jolyon Thomas (University of Pennsylvania)
Alternate Title
Meiji at 150 (Podcast). Episode 96
Creator
Thomas, Jolyon; Grunow, Tristan
Date Issued
2019-02-22
Description
In this episode, Dr. Thomas revisits the history of religion during the Meiji Period, outlining the impacts of the Restoration on Buddhism in Japan. We discuss the anxiety felt by Buddhists after 1868, Buddhist practitioners’ reactions to institutionalized Shinto in the prewar period, the religious consequences of the postwar American Occupation, and links between animation and religious practice in contemporary Japan.
Subject
Meiji period, 1868-1912; religion; Buddhism; State Shinto
Geographic Location
Japan
Type
Sound
Language
eng
Date Available
2022-07-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0415988
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/81982
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; History, Department of; Non UBC
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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DSpace

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