The Religio–Social History of the Ehime<i> Tamagushi-ryo </i>(shrine fees) Lawsuits: An Epoch-Making Case Related to the Separation of Politics and Religion in Postwar Japan

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  • 愛媛玉串料訴訟の宗教–社会史―戦後政教分離訴訟の画期・再考―
  • エヒメ タマグシリョウ ソショウ ノ シュウキョウ-シャカイシ : センゴ セイキョウ ブンリ ソショウ ノ ガキ ・ サイコウ

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<p>When we consider how the concept of “religion” or the recognition of “politics and religion” was constructed and penetrated postwar Japanese society, the accretion of lawsuits related to the separation of politics and religion is an important field. In this paper, I examine the Ehime Tamagushi-ryo (shrine fees) lawsuits (instituted 1982), which called into question whether it was unconstitutional that the governor of Ehime Prefecture used tamagushi-ryo for Yasukuni Shrine festivals from public money. The case gained attention as a study of the constitution as it made an important precedent as the first judgment on the separation of politics and religion in the Supreme Court in postwar Japan. In this paper, I analyze the process of this case, that is, the background, the details, and the aftermath of the judgment. As a result, I will clarify that the case occurred within the issue of Yasukuni Shrine and a series of lawsuits about the separation of politics and religion, that the multiple concepts and visual angle of “religion” or “politics and religion” were observed in the judgment, and that the judicial decision had a realistic influence on each group and domain.</p>

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  • Religion and Society

    Religion and Society 25 (0), 111-126, 2019-06-08

    The Japanese Association for the Study of Religion and Society

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