Religious Organizations Law Explained

The was a Japanese law passed by the National Diet in 1939 and enacted in 1940.^{[1] [2]} The law gave the state authority control over religious organizations.^[3] Following Japan's defeat in World War II, the Religious Organizations Law was repealed on December 28, 1945, and replaced by the "Religious Corporations Ordinance".^[4]

See also

• Peace Preservation Law
• Secular Shrine Theory
• Institute of Divinities
• Bureau of Religions

Notes and References

1. Book: Ives, Christopher. Imperial-Way Zen: Ichikawa Hakugen's Critique and Lingering Questions for Buddhist Ethics. University of Hawaii Press. 2009. 978-0-8248-3331-2. Honolulu. 39. limited.
2. Web site: Religious Organizations Law | 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム .
3. Book: Borup, Jørn. Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhism. Brill. 2008. 978-90-04-16557-1. Leiden. 29. limited.
4. Book: Kitagawa, Joseph Mitsuo. Religion in Japanese History. Columbia University Press. 1966. 978-0-231-02834-9. New York. 271. registration.