| Prophet Motive: Deguchi Onisaburo, Oomoto, and the Rise of New Religions in Imperial Japan Contributor(s): Stalker, Nancy K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0824831721 ISBN-13: 9780824831721 Publisher: University of Hawaii Press OUR PRICE: $46.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: In telling the story of the flamboyant and gifted spiritualist Deguchi Onisaburō (1871-1948) and Oomoto, his Shintoist new religion, Nancy Stalker not only gives us the first full account in English of the rise of a heterodox movement in imperial Japan, but also provides new perspectives on the importance of "charismatic entrepreneurship" in the success of new religions around the world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Shintoism - History | Asia - Japan - Religion | Eastern |
| Dewey: 299.56 |
| LCCN: 2007022046 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.38" W x 9.23" (1.21 lbs) 265 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 |
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| Publisher Description: From the 1910s to the mid-1930s, spiritualist Deguchi Onisaburo transformed his mother-in-law's small, rural religious following into a massive movement. This text provides a full account of the rise of a heterodox movement in imperial Japan. |