Japan has witnessed the arrival of thousands of immigrants, since the 1990s, from Latin America, especially from Brazil and Peru. Along with immigrants from other parts of the world, they all express the new face of Japan - one of multiculturality and multi-ethnicity. Newcomers are having a strong impact in local faith communities and playing an unexpected role in the development of communities. This book focuses on the role that faith and religious institutions play in the migrants' process of settlement and integration. The authors also focus on the impact of immigrants' religiosity amidst religious groups formerly established in Japan. Religion is an integral aspect of the displacement and settlement process of immigrants in an increasing multi-ethnic, multicultural and pluri-religious contemporary Japan. Religious institutions and their social networks in Japan are becoming the first point of contact among immigrants. This book exposes and explores the often missed connection of the positive role of religion and faith-based communities in facilitating varied integrative ways of belonging for immigrants. The authors highlight the faith experiences of immigrants themselves by bringing their voices through case studies, interviews, and ethnographic research throughout the book to offer an important contribution to the exploration of multiculturalism in Japan.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9781409435259
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209377300
Product Key Features
Book Title
Transnational Faiths: Latin-American Immigrants and Their Religions in Japan
Author
Hugo Cordova Quero, Rafael Shoji
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Sociology, Beliefs, Transportation, Religious History
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
284 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
680g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Rafael Shoji, Hugo Cordova Quero
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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