{"product_id":"dynamism-and-the-ageing-of-erica-baffelli-9781350170148","title":"Dynamism and the Ageing of a Japanese 'New' Religion: Transformations and the Founder","description":"This book examines the trajectory and development of the Japanese religious movement Agonshu and its charismatic founder Kiriyama Seiyu. Based on field research spanning 30 years, it examines Agonshu from when it first captured attention in the 1980s with its spectacular rituals and use of media technologies, through its period of stagnation to its response to the death of its founder in 2016. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The authors discuss the significance of charismatic leadership, the 'democratisation' of practice and the demands made by movements such as Agonshu on members, while examining how the movement became increasingly focused on revisionist nationalism and issues of Japanese identity. In examining the dilemma that religions commonly face on the deaths of charismatic founders, Erica Baffelli and Ian Reader look at Agonshu's response to Kiriyama's death, looking at how and why it has transformed a human founder into a figure of worship. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy examining Agonshu in the wider context, the authors critically examine the concept of 'new religions'. They draw attention to the importance of understanding the trajectories of 'new' religions and how they can become 'old' even within their first generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erica Baffelli, Ian Reader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350170143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350170148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.45d","brand":"Erica Baffelli","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052635091199,"sku":"9781350170148","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a90f7b0a-ba88-46a7-a09f-6c7657458dc6.jpg?v=1685019944","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dynamism-and-the-ageing-of-erica-baffelli-9781350170148","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}