A “Greek God” in a Japanese New Religion:

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" A “Greek God” in a Japanese New Religion: "
Franz Winter

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1079137
Doc. No	:	LA122766
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15685276-12341275‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Franz Winter
Title & Author	:	A “Greek God” in a Japanese New Religion: [Article] : On Hermes in Kōfuku-no-Kagaku\ Franz Winter
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Numen
Date	:	2013
Volume/ Issue Number	:	60/4
Page No	:	420–446
Abstract	:	The article deals with the presence of the “Greek god” Hermes in the Japanese new religious movement Kōfuku-no-Kagaku, which was founded in 1986. The various references are interpreted in light of the history and development of the movement and with regard to its setting in present-day Japanese religious culture. In addition to the importance of several aspects of the reception of the Euro-American New Age tradition and the prophecies of Nostradamus, the fact that the figure of Hermes is presented as the hero of several manga and anime productions of Kōfuku-no-Kagaku is also taken into consideration. This leads to the theoretical question of the importance of the new media of representation of religious content and the effect this approach has on the development of the various groups. The article deals with the presence of the “Greek god” Hermes in the Japanese new religious movement Kōfuku-no-Kagaku, which was founded in 1986. The various references are interpreted in light of the history and development of the movement and with regard to its setting in present-day Japanese religious culture. In addition to the importance of several aspects of the reception of the Euro-American New Age tradition and the prophecies of Nostradamus, the fact that the figure of Hermes is presented as the hero of several manga and anime productions of Kōfuku-no-Kagaku is also taken into consideration. This leads to the theoretical question of the importance of the new media of representation of religious content and the effect this approach has on the development of the various groups.
Descriptor	:	esotericism
Descriptor	:	Hermes
Descriptor	:	Japan
Descriptor	:	Kōfuku-no-Kagaku
Descriptor	:	New Age
Descriptor	:	new religious movements
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15685276-12341275‬