[PDF.33vo] Prophet Motive: Deguchi Onisaburō, Oomoto, and the Rise of New Religions in Imperial Japan

Prophet Motive: Deguchi Onisaburō, Oomoto, and the Rise of New Religions in Imperial Japan

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 | #2837358 in Books |  Univ of Hawaii Pr |  2007-10-31 |  2007-10-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.90 x.80 x5.90l,.90 | File type: PDF | 280 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Riveting account|By Robert Stanley|Dr. Stalker has written a fascinating history that opens the curtains on how vibrant and esoteric Japanese mysticism was at this time, and juxtaposes this with a telling relevance to the world we live in today.

Like the golden dawn in Europe at the same time, Onisaburo reminds me of an Asian equivalent of Aliester Crowley, the wicke| |"A tour de force of scholarship, this compelling work raises the bar for works on religion, history, and modernity and should be standard reading for years to come." -- James Ketelaar

"Sheds new light on issues of religious leadership, charisma, and

From the 1910s to the mid-1930s, the flamboyant and gifted spiritualist Deguchi Onisaburô (1871–1948) transformed his mother-in-law’s small, rural religious following into a massive movement, eclectic in content and international in scope. Through a potent blend of traditional folk beliefs and practices like divination, exorcism, and millenarianism, an ambitious political agenda, and skillful use of new forms of visual and mass media, he attracted mi...

You easily download any file type for your device.Prophet Motive: Deguchi Onisaburō, Oomoto, and the Rise of New Religions in Imperial Japan   |  Nancy K. Stalker. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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