Problems of teaching about religion in Japan: Another textbook controversy against peace?

British Journal of Religious Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-61

  Fujiwara, Satoko ^a  

^a TAISHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Civil religion; Japanese history textbook controversy; Nationalism; Orientalism; Shinto; Teaching about religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 61149539688     PISSN: 01416200     EISSN: 17407931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01416200601037494     Document Type: Article

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