religion in Japan
Let an agent describe religion in Japan neutrally with attribution to the traditions and to scholarship and statistics, explain the coexistence of Shinto and Buddhism and the place of other faiths, relay legal and demographic information, and route religious guidance to the communities.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe religion in Japan neutrally with attribution to the traditions and to scholarship and statistics, explain the coexistence of Shinto and Buddhism and the place of other faiths, relay legal and demographic information, and route religious guidance to the communities.
The religious landscape of Japan, shaped mainly by Shinto and Buddhism practised together by most people, with Confucian influence, new religious movements, Christianity and other minority faiths; religious affiliation is fluid, many people take part in rites of several traditions, and the constitution guarantees freedom of religion and separates religion from the state.
What it is for: Not applicable; a description of religious life in a country.
It can be explain the main traditions and their coexistence; relay affiliation and practice statistics with sources; explain the legal framework; present debates with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Coexistence of Shinto and Buddhism
Practice without exclusive affiliation
Constitutional separation of religion and state
Many new religious movements
What it looks like
Not a visible object; seen in shrines, temples, festivals, home altars and churches.
Physical character
reported affiliations: exceed the population count - because people are counted by several traditions
self-identified religious: about a third proportion - surveys vary
How it is recognised
Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples used by the same people
Constitutional freedom of religion and separation of state
Religion in other countries and individual traditions are separate entries
Related models
is a kind of - a national religious landscape
includes - a main tradition
includes - a main tradition
is governed by - freedom of religion provisions
In practice
Families and kinds
Shinto
Buddhism in its Japanese schools
Confucian and folk practices
new religious movements
Christianity in Japan
Islam, Hinduism and other minority religions
mountain worship and syncretic traditions
Standards and regulation
Constitution of Japan articles on freedom of religion and separation
Religious Corporations Act
Statistical surveys by the Agency for Cultural Affairs
Failure modes and hazards
Treating affiliation statistics as exclusive counts
Presenting one tradition or interpretation as the whole
Contested issues such as state and shrine relations presented as settled
Stereotyping
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Landscape The main traditions.
Attribution.
Traditions
Shinto, Buddhism and others.
Traditions
Traditions.
- What are the main traditions in Japan, and how do people practise them together, as described by scholarship? definition
- Is the question about religion in Japan generally or about one tradition? boundary
Practice
Everyday practice.
Practice
Practice.
- How do rites of passage, festivals and home practice combine traditions? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific tradition? action
Data Statistics.
Sources.
Affiliation
Affiliation figures.
Affiliation
Affiliation.
- What do official statistics and surveys report, and why do affiliations exceed the population? measurement
- Which sources and years are cited? provenance
Minorities
Minority religions.
Minorities
Minorities.
- What is the situation of Christianity, Islam and other minority religions? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific community? action
Law Law and state.
Regulation.
Constitution
Freedom and separation.
Constitution
Constitution.
- What do the constitution and the Religious Corporations Act provide? provenance
- Which entry fits freedom of religion? action
Debates
Contested questions.
Debates
Debates.
- How are debates about shrine visits by officials, new religious movements and regulation presented, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
History History and study.
History.
Past
Historical development.
Past
Past.
- How did religion in Japan develop from early Shinto and the arrival of Buddhism through the Meiji separation to today? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Handling
Handling and guidance.
Handling
Handling.
- What rules apply to data about religious belief? provenance
- Is the user seeking religious guidance, which the community provides? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should new religious movements be a separate entry?
- How should survey sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific movements and minority religions; should they be split off?