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oapen-20.500.12657-588142022-10-15T03:22:44Z Dynamism and the Ageing of a Japanese 'New' Religion Baffelli, Erica Reader, Ian Asian history Buddhism Social groups: religious groups and communities Media studies bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRK Other non-Christian religions::HRKN Oriental religions bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRE Buddhism bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JH Sociology & anthropology::JHB Sociology bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFD Media studies “This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. This book examines the trajectory and development of the Japanese religious movement Agonshu and its charismatic founder Kiriyama Seiyu. Based on field research spanning 30 years, it examines Agonshu from when it first captured attention in the 1980s with its spectacular rituals and use of media technologies, through its period of stagnation to its response to the death of its founder in 2016. The authors discuss the significance of charismatic leadership, the 'democratisation' of practice and the demands made by movements such as Agonshu on members, while examining how the movement became increasingly focused on revisionist nationalism and issues of Japanese identity. In examining the dilemma that religions commonly face on the deaths of charismatic founders, Erica Baffelli and Ian Reader look at Agonshu’s response to Kiriyama's death, looking at how and why it has transformed a human founder into a figure of worship. By examining Agonshu in the wider context, the authors critically examine the concept of ‘new religions’. They draw attention to the importance of understanding the trajectories of 'new' religions and how they can become ‘old’ even within their first generation. 2022-10-14T14:54:15Z 2022-10-14T14:54:15Z 2018 book ONIX_20221014_9781350086531_145 9781350086531 9781350086524 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/58814 eng application/pdf n/a 9781350086524.pdf Bloomsbury Academic Bloomsbury Academic 10.5040/9781350086548 10.5040/9781350086548 066d8288-86e4-4745-ad2c-4fa54a6b9b7b 9781350086531 9781350086524 Bloomsbury Academic 216 London open access
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“This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. This book examines the trajectory and development of the Japanese religious movement Agonshu and its charismatic founder Kiriyama Seiyu. Based on field research spanning 30 years, it examines Agonshu from when it first captured attention in the 1980s with its spectacular rituals and use of media technologies, through its period of stagnation to its response to the death of its founder in 2016. The authors discuss the significance of charismatic leadership, the 'democratisation' of practice and the demands made by movements such as Agonshu on members, while examining how the movement became increasingly focused on revisionist nationalism and issues of Japanese identity. In examining the dilemma that religions commonly face on the deaths of charismatic founders, Erica Baffelli and Ian Reader look at Agonshu’s response to Kiriyama's death, looking at how and why it has transformed a human founder into a figure of worship. By examining Agonshu in the wider context, the authors critically examine the concept of ‘new religions’. They draw attention to the importance of understanding the trajectories of 'new' religions and how they can become ‘old’ even within their first generation.
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