著者

Sakurai Yoshihide

出版者

Nanzan institute for Religion and Culture

雑誌

Japanese journal of religious studies (ISSN:03041042)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.37, no.2, pp.317-334, 2010

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Japan presents a useful case for studying new religious movements and their development of public relations and growth strategies , not only because there are large numbers of new religious movements in Japan, but also for the presence of controversial movementssuch as Aum and the Unification Church. The strategies employed in recruitment and fundraising have become increasingly important for such movements in Japan—as well as for research on these movements—in the wake of the ―Aum Affair.‖ This paper will focus on the strategy employed by the Unification Church which is broadly perceived as a social problem.

著者

Sakurai Yoshihide Sakurai Yoshihide Sakurai Yoshihide

出版者

北海道大学文学研究科

雑誌

北海道大学文学研究科紀要 (ISSN:13460277)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.101, pp.193-226, 2000-09-14

著者

櫻井 義秀 サクライ ヨシヒデ Sakurai Yoshihide

出版者

「宗教と社会貢献」研究会

雑誌

宗教と社会貢献 (ISSN:21856869)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.5, no.1, pp.29-53, 2015-04

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This paper considers social exclusion in modern society through the lens of child poverty, arguing that exclusion should be addressed through provision of mental support as well as livelihood security. In particular, the practice of active listening, which aims to respond to modern people's needs for recognition and self-esteem, is examined. The case studies considered here show that self-recognition and recognition by others are important elements of care. Moreover, clinical religion guided by religious scholars and Buddhist monks should not be limited to unidirectional active listening between care-givers and care receivers, but should be the basis for constructing reciprocal relations in community. This point is illustrated through the case of a Buddhist priest in Fujisato-cho, Akita prefecture, who became the key person in creating collaboration between the local administration and social welfare providers.本稿では、子どもの貧困を糸口として現代社会における社会的排除の問題と考え、社会支援には生活基盤を確保するためのアプローチと精神的支援のアプローチがあることを確認する。その上で、現代人が求める承認欲求に応えようという傾聴の実践をさまざまな角度から捉え、自己承認や他者からの承認がケアにとって重要であることを論じる。宗教者や宗教学者によって提案された臨床宗教にとって課題となることは、傾聴の実践を一方的なケアの提供者・享受者の関係にとどめることなく、互酬的なケアのコミュニティ作りに関わっていくことだろう。その点で秋田県藤里町の事例は、僧侶がキーパーソンとなり、行政や社会福祉協議会と連携して地域福祉を実現する格好のケースとして参照されるものとなる。

著者

Sakurai Yoshihide

出版者

Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University

雑誌

Journal of the Graduate School of Letters (ISSN:18808832)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.3, pp.29-38, 2008-03

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This paper was originally presented at the International Symposium on Cultic Studies, held on December 6-8, 2007, at Shenzhen China, which was sponsored by Institute of World Religions, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. This institution made strong effort to study the activities of the Falun Gong inside/outside of China,because Chinese communist party was very concerned about the upsurge of this religious movement and finally banned any activities of Falun Gong in July 22, 1997. Falun Gong,foundered by Li Hongzhi in 1992, rapidly expanded its missionary in China and evoked cult controversy over believers’devotion to Li Hongzhi in China. Conversely, human rights watch groups and refugees of Falun Gong in western countries criticized Chinese government and strongly demanded immediate cessation of its repression. Although Chinese government as well as Chinese Academy has not changed official position to Falun Gong,they seem to have acknowledged that a cult issue is problematic. Chinese history has too many cases to enumerate spiritual cults and religious millennialism that were heretic(淫祠) and subversive(邪教) from the perspective of successive imperial dynasties. Even if Falun Gong is considered to have the same character, it cannot be sufficient reason of political restriction in a country where freedom of religion constitutionally guaranteed. They consider the necessity of legitimacy not only of Chinese legislation but also of universal criteria, so that they called experts of cult issue from the western countries(England, Germany, Canada, USA)as well as Asian (India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan). I was only participant from Japan and reported Japanese cult controversy in present day Japan. This paper first introduces recent cult controversy and review cultic studies in Japan. Then I will illustrate major controversial cults(Aum Supreme Truth Cult-Aleph in present, Unification Church, and JMS from South Korea) and minor cultic groups (Hallelujah Community Church, Makomo Shrine, and Home of Heart). The latter is small independent Religious Corporation or self-awareness therapy group. Last I will explain about the social background where such cults and spiritual movement emerged in Japan and point out the fragility that some Japanese as well as victimized cult members hold, which should be overcome in near future.

著者

Sakurai Yoshihide

出版者

International Cultic Studies Association

雑誌

Cultic studies review (ISSN:15390152)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.7, no.3, pp.254-278, 2008

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Japanese society has experienced two phases of cult controversy over the past decade. The public reacted to the Aum incidents in the 1990s with avoidance, declining belief in religion, and moral revulsion. As a result, criticism of cults in the mass media by academics and laypersons grew markedly. However, excessive criticism of cult members who had not faced criminal charges provoked a human-rights backlash in Japan. Human-rights advocates and intellectuals who were protective of Aum (which had changed its name to Aleph) declared cults to be “religious minorities” and “ordinary people”; hence, they should not be subjected to discrimination. The refusal by some municipalities to permit residence to Aum members or entrance of their children into school was judged unconstitutional by courts. Although security police have kept Aleph under surveillance and have sought to prevent them from recruiting new members and engaging in illegal fund-raising, the Japanese people remain unconvinced that the approximately 1,500 members of Aleph do not still pose a threat. This study examines the disparity between Japanese intellectuals‟ arguments in support of Aleph and the common-sense views of ordinary people concerning recent cult controversies by examining chronological data of the Aum/Aleph movement and social responses to it.

著者

Sakurai Yoshihide

出版者

East Asian Studies Hokkaido

雑誌

Occasional Paper

巻号頁・発行日

vol.3, pp.56-65, 2005