Project Gutenberg 2001-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 178 Chamberlain, Basil Hall 1850 1935 Chamberlain, B. H. (Basil Hall) The Invention of a New Religion Produced by Peter Evans, and David Widger "The Invention of a New Religion" by Basil Hall Chamberlain is a critical essay written in the early 20th century. The book examines the emergence of a new form of religion in Japan, specifically focusing on the worship of the Emperor as a divine figure alongside the promotion of patriotic ideologies. Chamberlain, an esteemed scholar of Japanese culture, analyzes how contemporary Japanese society has crafted this new religious framework, influenced by political needs and historical contexts. In this insightful work, Chamberlain argues that the new Japanese religion arose as a construct to unify the nation and serve the interests of the governing elite. He discusses how the Shinto principles were revitalized to support the Emperor's authority and legitimize the state's power, while drawing parallels with historical examples of fabricated religious identities. He critiques the manipulation of history and mythology by the Japanese bureaucracy, emphasizing the contradictions inherent in their narrative of loyalty and empowerment. Throughout the book, Chamberlain illustrates how this constructed belief system affects not only the political landscape but also the cultural identity of the Japanese people, creating a complex relationship between historical truth and contemporary belief. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Japan -- Civilization Japan -- Religion BL Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality Category: Politics 60231 2025-07-01T13:11:20.472897 text/html 55532 2013-01-31T12:39:02 text/html; charset=us-ascii 21374 2013-01-31T12:39:02 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 102378 2025-07-01T13:11:25.503909 application/epub+zip 101121 2025-07-01T13:11:23.377899 application/epub+zip 81742 2025-07-01T13:11:22.295890 application/epub+zip 238144 2025-07-01T13:11:27.042905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231769 2025-07-01T13:11:24.828944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194682 2022-09-02T04:27:52.993345 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51167 2025-07-01T13:11:20.242958 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51069 2008-12-22T15:19:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20346 2008-12-22T15:20:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18893 2025-07-01T13:11:27.253879 application/rdf+xml 16517 2025-07-01T13:11:22.777933 image/jpeg 4008 2025-07-01T13:11:22.533930 image/jpeg 102120 2025-07-01T13:11:20.478902 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia