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y Legal issues relating to religion have been a matter of dispute in Japan from the nineteenth century up to the present day, and the Japanese experience in this regard continues to be relevant to international discussions in this area. The article provides a convenient introduction to the subject for readers who are not specialised in the study of Japanese religions. At the same time it contains new materials based on personal observation, particularly in connection with the imperial enthronement ceremonies (daijôsai) which took place in 1990 and which have previously been little documented. Also considered, against this political and legal background, is the underlying question as to how the plurality of religions is currently regarded in Japan. Attention is drawn to the markedly factional character of social institutions in this as in other fields. At the same time it is widely recognised in Japan today that the freedom of religions to exist in their plurality, and in some cases to cooperate with each other, can only be secured on the basis of equitable legal provisions which are respected by all concerned. The section headings may be translated as follows: developmental and secularisation processes in the history of Japanese religions, the plurality of religions as understood in East Asian thought patterns; Japan's current constitution - separation and freedom; borderline problems in the separation of religion and the state; the law on religious corporations; conclusions - tolerance, columnarization (verzuiling) and competition.

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The series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems- both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.

Nur die schönste Nebensache der Welt oder doch schon Religion? Die Rede von der Fußballreligion ist keine Seltenheit. In diesem Beitrag wird dafür argumentiert, dass die Rede von Fußball als Religion nur dann plausibel ist, wenn hierzu religionstheoretische Reflektionen angestellt werden, die über ein intuitives Alltagsverständnis von Religion hinausgehen. Dafür wird die Perspektive der kulturhermeneutisch arbeitenden empirischen Religionsforschung vorgestellt und deren Programm zur Untersuchung von gelebter Religion ausgebreitet. In Aufnahme von kultur- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Methoden wird gelebte Religion in religiösen Erfahrungsdimensionen sowie der Sinndeutung von Leben und Welt verortet. Der Artikel greift dafür auf Datenmaterial aus einer langfristigen ethnographischen und lebensweltanalytischen Untersuchung zurück und zeigt in unterschiedlichen Einzelmomenten, wie diese Form der Lebensdeutung unter Fans kommuniziert wird. Dabei werden Beispiele der Biographiekonstruktion ebenso dargelegt wie die Auseinandersetzung mit Todesfällen unter Fans. Die Deutung geschieht, so die hier verfolgte Annahme, aus einem fankulturellen Symbolsystem, das aus fußballbezogenen Erfahrungen der Fans entsteht.

Religion is among the most overlooked factors in the development of nation-states in Southeast Asia. Some reasons for this include a bias emphasizing religious ideology in the study of anti-colonial organizations that dates to the origins of the politics of state formation; the influence of many ideas on the patterns of modern elite formations that stress the need for religion to shape national constitutions, and the fact that religion is difficult to neglect in shaping the behavior of masses in the region. Nevertheless, an early observation to the behavior of nations in Southeast Asia holds that religion influences the politics in public space varies from one country to another.DOI:10.15408/sdi.v19i2.367

National identity and religious diversity in Japan Questions of social and political identity in Japan have almost always been accompanied by perceptions and decisions about religion. This is true with respect both to internal political issues and to the relations between Japan and the wider world. Most commonly these questions have been linked to the changing roles and fortunes of Shinto, the leading indigenous religion of Japan. Central though Shinto is however, it is important to realize that the overall religious situation is more complex and has been so for many centuries. This paper examines some of these complexities. It argues that recent decades in particular have seen the clear emergence of a more general "primal religion" in Japan, leaving Shinto in the position of being one specific religion among others. On the basis of this analysis some of the options for the Shinto religion in an age of internationalization are considered.

"An Introduction to Religion and Politics offers a comprehensive overview of the many theories of religion and politics, and provides students with an accessible but in-depth account of the most significant debates, issues and methodologies. Fox examines the ways in which religion influences politics, analyses the current key issues and provides a state of the art account of religion and politics, highlighting the diversity in state religion policies around the world. Topics covered include: Secularism and secularization ; Religious identity ; Religious worldviews, beliefs, doctrines and theologies ; Religious legitimacy ; Religious institutions and mobilization ; Rational and functional religion ; Religious fundamentalism ; Conflict, violence and terror. This work combines theoretical analysis with data on the religion policies of 177 governments, showing that while most of the world's government support religion and many restrict it; true neutrality on the issue of religion is extremely rare. Religion is becoming an inescapable issue in politics. This work will be essential reading for all students of religion and politics, and will also be of great interest to those studying related subjects such as comparative politics, international relations and war and conflict studies."--Publisher's website.

"Anhand institutioneller und auf Glaubensinhalte bezogener Aspekte von Religion wie der Konfessionszugehörigkeit, der Einschätzung der persönlichen Bedeutsamkeit von Religion für das Leben und der Ausübung religiöser Praktiken wird die aktuelle Situation von Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen in Deutschland beschrieben. Dabei finden auch Fragen des Wandels religiöser Haltungen Berücksichtigung." (Autorenreferat)