To Dream of Dreams: Religious Freedom and Constitutional Politics in Postwar Japan

by David M. O'Brien and Yasuo Ohkoshi

Prior to World War II, State Shinto, which was centered on the worship of the emperor and Yasukuni Shrine's cult of war dead, was established in support of the government and militarism. Since the end of the Occupation, Japanese conservatives have sought to restore State Shinto's institutions even as expanded military budgets have placed Japan among the top five countries in defense spending. This timely book focuses on the struggles against government...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824811666
• ISBN13: 9780824811662
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"