Social Comments by Scholars of Religion

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  • 宗教学研究者の社会的発言(<特集>第六十三回学術大会紀要)
  • 宗教学研究者の社会的発言
  • シュウキョウガク ケンキュウシャ ノ シャカイテキ ハツゲン

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Studies on the history of religion in Japan have been concerned mostly with the history of the establishment of modern religious studies, or with the development of various theories of religion. However, questions for scholars of religion about the purpose or goal of their studies, or the relationship of their research to the society in which they live, have not been seen as an important topic for the history of religion in Japan. In order to examine this topic, I will take a look at social comments made by scholars of religion in Japan during the period between 1941 and 1945, that is, the time of the "Pacific War." This war was also called the "Greater East Asian War" and was claimed to have been fought for the establishment of the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere." Thus we find many essays on the study of religion or religious policy in these areas. On the other hand, as reflected domestically in the phrase "total war, " there are many statements concerning life-and-death issues and the role of religious people. I will attempt to learn about the responsibilities of current scholars of religion by examining the social statements by these scholars of religion in former times.

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