Background
Metraux, Daniel Alfred was born on October 29, 1948 in New York City. Son of Alfred and Rhoda Metraux.
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Aum Shinrikyo and Japanese Youth by Metraux, Daniel A. (1999) Paperback
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The Soka Gakkai Revolution
(The Soka Gakkai Revolution has revived Buddhism in the li...)
The Soka Gakkai Revolution has revived Buddhism in the lives of millions of Japanese, changed the course of Japanese government, brought creative new ideas to the field of education, and impacted the worlds of culture and art. Metraux has written a comprehensive work on this integral actor in Japanese society and politics that analyzes the Soka Gakkai's rise to political power, its participation in the Hosokawa coalition cabinet, its highly publicized split from Nichiren Shoshu, and its plans to transform Japanese society. Also included is a secondary study of the Soka Gakkai movement in the United States. Contents: The Soka Gakkai Revolution: Blueprint for a New Society; The Soka Gakkai: History and Doctrines; The Soka Gakkai and Politics; The Dispute between the Soka Gakkai and the Nichiren Shoshu Priesthood; The Soka Gakkai's Revolutionary Approach to Education; The Soka Gakkai Abroad; Ikeda Daisaku: Religious Savior or Diabolical Dictator? The Significance of the Soka Gakkai.
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Aum Shinrikyo and Japanese Youth
(Aum Shinrikyo and Japanese Youth offers insights into Jap...)
Aum Shinrikyo and Japanese Youth offers insights into Japanese spirituality by analyzing the motivations of those who joined the Aum Shinrikyo religious sect. This group attracted worldwide attention after its poison gas attack on the Tokyo subways in March, 1995. Daniel A. Metraux explores the reasons that thousands of Japanese people, many of them youths, joined the sect. He questions why they joined it, what they expected of their membership, and why they stayed involved or left. Metraux finds that most of the members got involved for religious and social reasons and did not partake in the terrorist and criminal activities of the leaders of Aum Shinrikyo. In addition, the author examines how the Aum situation reflects a growing sense of alienation from the traditional Japanese religion and culture among some of the young and middle-aged Japanese people, providing important information about the present status of the Japanese people.
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The International Expansion of a Modern Buddhist Movement: The Soka Gakkai in Southeast Asia and Australia
(Since the 1960's several Japanese New Religions have made...)
Since the 1960's several Japanese New Religions have made concerted efforts to expand their operations overseas. They have focused their work in East and Southeast Asia, but there have been successful ventures into North and South America, Europe, and Australia. The most successful of these religions is the Tokyo-based Soka Gakkai, which has chapters in about 150 countries and nearly 2 million foreign members. In The International Expansion of a Modern Buddhist Movement, Daniel A. Metraux examines the expansion of this religious movement, and what makes it so appealing to many young professionals in rapidly modernizing societies.
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Daniel Alfred Metraux
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Bachelor, Beloit College, 1970. Master in International Affairs, Columbia University, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1978.
Career
Assistant professor history Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1977—1981, Anderson (Indiana) College, 1981—1983. Professor Asian studies, chair department foreign languages, literature and cultures Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia, since 1983. Professor English Doshisha Womens College, Kyoto, 1999—2000.
Visiting fellow faculty Asian studies Australian National University, Cantena, 2002.
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The Soka Gakkai Revolution
(The Soka Gakkai Revolution has revived Buddhism in the li...)
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Aum Shinrikyo and Japanese Youth
(Aum Shinrikyo and Japanese Youth offers insights into Jap...)
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The International Expansion of a Modern Buddhist Movement: The Soka Gakkai in Southeast Asia and Australia
(Since the 1960's several Japanese New Religions have made...)
- Aum Shinrikyo and Japanese Youth by Metraux, Daniel A. (1999) Paperback
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The Soka Gakkai Revolution
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Married Judith Ann Metraux, August 24, 1969. Children: Katie, David.
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American
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1970
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1972
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1978