Secular Shrine Theory
Japanese idea on the separation of Church and State
Secular Shrine Theory (神社非宗教論, Jinja hishūkyōron) was a theory of religion from Japan. People came up with it in the Meiji period.[1] It was the idea that Shinto Shrines were secular in their nature rather than religious.[2] It said that Shinto was not a religion, but was a secular set of Japanese national traditions. This was used by State Shinto to argue that the state controlling and enforcing Shinto was not a violation of freedom of religion. It was subject to immense debate over this time and ultimately declined and disappeared during the Shōwa era.[3]
Related pages
change- Political science
- State Shinto the resulting policies of this theory
- Shéndào shèjiào
References
change- ↑ Rots, Aike P. (2017). "Public Shrine Forests? Shinto, Immanence, and Discursive Secularization". Japan Review (30): 179–205. ISSN 0915-0986. JSTOR 44259466.
- ↑ 均, 新田 (2020-08-10). "加藤玄智の国家神道観". 宗教法研究 (in Japanese) (14): 199–230. Archived from the original on 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
- ↑ 文部省 (1972-01-01). 学制百年史 (in Japanese). Vol. 第1巻:記述編. 帝国地方行政学会. pp. 第5章:学術・文化 第5節:宗教 宗教団体法の制定. ASIN B000J9MMZI.