“CONVENTIONAL WISDOM” AND THE POLITICS OF SHINTO IN POSTWAR JAPAN

In January 2010, the Supreme Court delivered a historic verdict of unconstitutionality in a case involving Sorachibuto, a Shinto shrine in Sunagawa city, Hokkaido. All of the national newspapers featured the case on their front pages. As the case makes abundantly clear, issues of politics and relig...

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Main Author: John Breen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance 2017-01-01
Series:Politics and Religion
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Online Access:http://politicsandreligionjournal.com/index.php/prj/article/view/141