Dynamism and the Ageing of a Japanese 'New' Religion Transformations and the Founder

"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 spanni...

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Main Author: Baffelli, Erica (auth)
Other Authors: Reader, Ian (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: London Bloomsbury Academic 2018
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