New Religions in Kōshien: Religious Identity and High School Baseball

IF 0.3 3区 哲学 0 RELIGION
Michiaki Okuyama
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This article examines the holy ground of Kōshien, Japan’s annual high school baseball tournament, and the national festival and cultic fever that accompanies it. Some of the most successful schools that participate in Kōshien were founded by new religious groups such as Tenrikyō, PL Kyōdan, and Bentenshū. I offer some suggestions why this is the case, since none of these religions espouse either sports or competition in their formal creed. Furthermore, I consider the success of these schools in a postwar Japanese social context that has changed substantially since their establishment. The article will also touch on the most recent criticism of Japanese collectivism and how this criticism may effect baseball culture.
Kōshien的新宗教:宗教身份与高中棒球
这篇文章探讨了日本一年一度的高中棒球锦标赛Kōshien的圣地,以及伴随它而来的全国性节日和邪教热。一些参加K \333 shien最成功的学校是由新的宗教团体创建的,如天理会、PL Kyō。我对为什么会出现这种情况提出了一些建议,因为这些宗教的正式信仰中都不支持体育或比赛。此外,我认为这些学校在战后日本社会背景下的成功,自成立以来,日本社会背景发生了重大变化。这篇文章还将谈到最近对日本集体主义的批评,以及这种批评可能如何影响棒球文化。
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期刊介绍: The Japanese Journal of Religious Studies is a peer-reviewed journal registered as an Open Access Journal with all content freely downloadable. The journal began in 1960 as Contemporary Religions in Japan, which was changed to the JJRS in 1974. It has been published by the Nanzan Institute since 1981. The JJRS aims for a multidisciplinary approach to the study of religion in Japan, and submissions are welcomed from scholars in all fields of the humanities and social sciences. To submit a manuscript or inquiry about publishing in our journal, please contact us at the address below.
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