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mods: Religious Discourse in Modern Japan Religion, State, and Shinto Isomae, Jun'ichi. creator JSTOR (Organization) text Electronic books. ne Leiden BRILL 2014 monographic eng remote 1 online resource (500 pages). Religious Discourse in Modern Japan explores the transportation of the Western concept of "religion" in in the modern era; the emergence of discourse on Shinto, philosophy, and Buddhism; and the evolution of the academic discipline of religious studies in Japan. Acknowledgements; Preface; Religion, Shintō, and the Emperor System; The Modern West and the Concept of Religion; Shintō and the Emperor System; Introduction The Development of the Concept of Religion and the Discipline of Religious Studies; "Religion" in the West; "Religion" in the Non-West; Modern Japan in the Debate; Part One The Formation of the Concept of "Religion" and Modern Academic Discourse; Chapter 1 The Concept of "Religion": From the Modern Opening of Japan to the Emergence of Religious Studies; Translating "Religion" as Shūkyō From Toleration of Christianity to the Suspension of the Kyōbushō PolicyThe "National Morality" Phase; The Emergence of Academic Discourse on Religion; Chapter 2 Inoue Tetsujirō and the Debates on Religion and Philosophy; The "Comparative Religion and Eastern Philosophy" Lectures; Broad Outline of the Lectures; The Political Dimension of the Indian Religion Discourse; Comparative Religion and Eastern Philosophy; Developments in the History of Eastern Philosophy; West versus East; Shifting Towards the Study of Japan; The Subdividing of Scholarship. Chapter 3 Buddhism: From Premodern Traditions to Modern ReligionThe "Doubling" of Buddhism; State Authority and Universalism; Part Two The Establishment and Development of Religious Studies; Chapter 4 Discourse on Religion and Social Reality; The Tasks for Religious Studies Today; Anesaki Masaharu's Religious Studies; The Essence of Religion; Critique of Power and Authority; The National Community Theory; Making the Discour…