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Ryuho Okawa, 15 February 2015

Script error: No such module "Nihongo"., formerly known as the Institute for Research in Human Happiness,Template:Efn is a new religious movement founded in Japan on 6 October 1986 by former Wall Street trader Ryuho Okawa, whose followers regarded him as the incarnation of a supreme being from Venus.^[1] Happy Science has been described as a cult.

The Happy Science group includes a publication division called IRH Press, schools such as Happy Science Academy and Happy Science University, a political party called the Happiness Realization Party, and three media entertainment divisions, which are called New Star Production, ARI Production and HS Pictures Studio.

History

On 15 July 1986, Ryuho Okawa resigned from his position at Template:Ill (now Toyota Tsusho) to found his own organization on October 6, which he dubbed Happy Science;^[2] the Japanese government did not certify it as a religious organization until 7 March 1991. According to Ryuho Okawa, its aim is "to bring happiness to humanity by spreading truth". Before its foundation, Ryuho Okawa had published various books of "spiritual messages" that claim to channel the words spoken by religious and historical figures such as Jesus Christ, Confucius and Nichiren. In 1987, he printed The Laws of the Sun, The Golden Laws, and The Laws of Eternity, forming the core textbooks of Happy Science, along with its fundamental sutra The Dharma of the Right Mind.^[3]

Teachings

The basic teachings of Happy Science are "Exploration of the Right Mind", "The Fourfold Path", and El Cantare belief. According to Okawa, in order to obtain happiness one must practice the Principles of Happiness known as "The Fourfold Path": love that gives, wisdom, self-reflection, and progress. The only requirement to join Happy Science is that applicants must have "the aspiration and discipline to seek the truth and actively contribute to the realization of love, peace and happiness on Earth".^[4] Among other teachings, they believe in the existence of reincarnation, angels, demons, heaven and hell, and aliens.^[5] Members of Happy Science attend training courses (Script error: No such module "Nihongo".) and Script error: No such module "Nihongo". in order to increase their level within the group's hierarchy.^[6]

At the same time, the organization's political wing, the Happiness Realization Party, promotes political views that include support for Japanese military expansion, support for the use of nuclear deterrence,^[7] and denial of historical events such as the Nanjing Massacre in China and the comfort women issue in South Korea.^[8] Some other stances include support of infrastructure spending, natural disaster prevention, urban development, and dam construction.^[9] They also advocate fiscal conservatism, strengthening the US-Japan alliance, and a virtue-based leadership.^[10] since 2018^[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the Happiness Realization Party had 21 local councilors.^[11]

Object of worship

Happy Science worships a deity named El Cantare who they believe is the "Highest God of Earth, the Lord of all gods". They believe that the being was first born on Earth 330Script error: No such module "String".million years ago and that it is the same entity that has been worshipped at different times as Elohim, Odin, Thoth, Ophealis (Osiris), Hermes and Shakyamuni Buddha, with Okawa himself as the current incarnation.^[5]^[12]

Facilities

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Controversy

Happy Science is widely regarded as a cultTemplate:Efn and one of many controversial Japanese new religions (Script error: No such module "lang".).^[15] Through the 1990s the group had a bitter rivalry with Aum Shinrikyo, culminating in a failed assassination attempt on leader Ryuho Okawa using the nerve agent VX injected into the air conditioning system of Okawa's car. It was one of many VX attacks by Aum members leading up to the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack, which killed 14 and injured more than 5,000 people.

Happy Science has also released promotional videos claiming, without evidence, that North Korea and the People's Republic of China are plotting the nuclear destruction of Japan.^[16] The group has sold "spiritual vaccines", falsely claiming that they prevent and cure COVID-19, advertised virus-related blessings at rates from US$100 to over US$400, and sold coronavirus-themed DVDs and CDs of Okawa lecturing, which make false claims of supposedly boosting immunity, since April 2020^[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".. After initially defying physical distancing measures, it later closed its New York temple, announcing that it had administered their fraudulent vaccines remotely.^[5]

In February 2017, actress Fumika Shimizu abruptly retired from her former entertainment production agency amidst multiple filming projects for a full-time role in Happy Science, declaring she had been a member of the group since childhood, under the influence of her parents, both of whom were longtime believers in Happy Science.^[17]

Okawa's son and potential successor, Hiroshi Okawa, left the movement and is now one of its outspoken critics. In an article in The New York Times, he commented, "I believe what my father does is complete nonsense".^[5] His father has denounced Hiroshi as "demonic" and possessed by devils and the group has sued him for defamation.^[5]^[18] In a 2022 interview with The World, Hiroshi described Happy Science as a "cult". Regarding Ryuho Okawa's spiritual channeling sessions, Hiroshi said "It's just a performance". Hiroshi also estimated the number of Happy Science members to be around 13,000.^[19]

In popular culture

On February 10, 2022, the fifth chapter of anthology manga Script error: No such module "lang". ('A Home Life With God ~We Children Born Into Religion~'), written by Mariko Kikuchi as a criticism of Happy Science and other fringe religious organizations, was removed by the publisher, Shueisha, following backlash from Happy Science. The other chapters were removed on March 17, 2022. It was later reported by the Weekly Flash magazine in April.^[20]

Happy Science has produced several theatrical animated movies, often made by mainstream anime studios,^[21]^[22] live action films and documentaries promoting their beliefs. These include:

Anime:
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- 1997: Hermes: Winds of Love
- 2000: The Laws of the Sun
- 2003: The Golden Laws
- 2006: The Laws of Eternity
- 2009: The Rebirth of Buddha
- 2012: The Mystical Laws
- 2015–2021: The Laws of the Universe (Three part film series)
- 2025: Dragon Heart: Adventures Beyond This World
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- 1994: Revelations of Nostradamus
- 2012: The Final Judgement
- 2016: Tenshi ni I'm Fine
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- 2019: Immortal Hero
- 2019–2021: Script error: No such module "lang". (three part documentary)
- 2019: The Last White Witch
- 2020: The Real Exorcist
- 2020: Twinceborn
- 2021: Beautiful Lure
- 2021: Into The Dream and Horror Experiences
- 2022: The Cherry Bushido
- 2022: The Divine Protector: Master Salt Begins
- 2023: Let It Be - Fear Never Ends (sequel to Into The Dream and Horror Experiences)
- 2023: Before the Sunset

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+| former name  = The Institute for Research in Human Happiness (until 2008){{efn|name=name|The Institute for Research in Human Happiness was the official English name until 2008, while the Japanese name was, and continues to be, {{nihongo3|"Happy Science"|幸福の科学}}. The English name was abbreviated IRH or IRHH.<ref>{{cite book |title=Handbook of UFO Religions |editor-last=Zeller |editor-first=Benjamin E. |editor-link=Benjamin E. Zeller |date=March 8, 2021 |publisher=Brill |isbn=9789004435537 |page=491 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tkswEAAAQBAJ |access-date=11 August 2022}}</ref>}}
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 ==Controversy==
-Happy Science is widely regarded as a cult<ref name="vice">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/my-afternoon-with-a-failed-japanese-cult/|title=Happy Science Is the Laziest Cult Ever |last=Saint-Guily |first=Sylla |date=3 October 2012 |magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127162701/https://www.vice.com/read/my-afternoon-with-a-failed-japanese-cult |archive-date=27 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="jt20090804">{{Citation| last = McNeill| first = David| title = Party offers a third way: happiness| newspaper = [[The Japan Times]]| date = 4 August 2009| url = https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2009/08/04/community/party-offers-a-third-way-happiness/| access-date = 6 August 2009| archive-date = 7 November 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131107191435/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2009/08/04/community/party-offers-a-third-way-happiness/| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Trump's 'stop the steal' message finds an international audience among conspiracy theorists and suspected cults|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/01/07/trump-qanon-stop-the-steal-japan/|access-date=2021-09-14|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name=Musasizi>{{cite news |url=http://www.observer.ug/component/content/article?id=19408:clerics-call-for-probe-into-happy-science |title=Clerics call for probe into Happy Science |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222092033/http://www.observer.ug/component/content/article?id=19408:clerics-call-for-probe-into-happy-science |archive-date=22 December 2015 |last=Musasizi |first=Simon |newspaper=[[The Observer (Uganda)|The Observer]] |date=21 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=thejakartapost>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/07/22/happy-science-a-new-cult-offers-celebrity-guide-heaven.html |title=Happy Science, a new cult offers celebrity guide to heaven |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825072332/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/07/22/happy-science-a-new-cult-offers-celebrity-guide-heaven.html |newspaper=[[The Jakarta Post]] |date=22 July 2012 |archive-date=25 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=Donnelly>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/blooming--happy-science-cult-channels-disney-ghandi-jesus-and-thatcher-20151028-gkkzow.html |title=Blooming 'Happy Science' religion channels Disney, Gandhi, Jesus and Thatcher |last=Donnelly |first=Beau |newspaper=[[The Age]] |date=2 November 2015 |access-date=4 January 2016 |archive-date=5 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205191100/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/blooming--happy-science-cult-channels-disney-ghandi-jesus-and-thatcher-20151028-gkkzow.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-09|title=Japanese cult representative is speaking for the 10th year in a row at CPAC|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cpac-japanese-cult-leader-hrioaki-jay-aeb-b1808229.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cpac-japanese-cult-leader-hrioaki-jay-aeb-b1808229.html |archive-date=9 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-14|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gilbert|first=David|date=2021-02-25|title=A Japanese Cult That Believes Its Leader Is an Alien From Venus Is Speaking at CPAC|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-japanese-cult-that-believes-its-leader-is-an-alien-from-venus-is-speaking-at-cpac/|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Vice.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Adelstein|first=Jake|date=2021-02-26|title=Speaking at CPAC: Former Leader of Magical Cult That Channels Ghost of Trump|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/former-leader-of-magical-cult-that-channels-ghost-of-trump-speaking-at-cpac|access-date=2021-09-14}}</ref>{{excessive citations inline|date=July 2024}} and one of many controversial [[Japanese new religions]] ({{transliteration|ja|shinshūkyō}}).<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/contentious-religion-from-japan-succeeds-in-uganda_n_1661559.html|work = [[The Huffington Post]]|title = Happy Science, Controversial Religion From Japan, Succeeds in Uganda|last = Muhumuza|first = Rodney|date = 10 July 2012|agency = Associated Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712112146/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/contentious-religion-from-japan-succeeds-in-uganda_n_1661559.html |archive-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> Through the 1990s the group had a bitter rivalry with doomsday cult [[Aum Shinrikyo]], culminating in a failed assassination attempt on leader Ryuho Okawa using the nerve agent [[VX (nerve agent)|VX]] injected into the air conditioning system of Okawa's car. It was one of many VX attacks by Aum members leading up to the [[Tokyo subway sarin attack|1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack]], which killed 14 and injured more than 5,000 people.
+Happy Science is widely regarded as a cult{{efn|Multiple sources: <ref name="vice">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/my-afternoon-with-a-failed-japanese-cult/|title=Happy Science Is the Laziest Cult Ever |last=Saint-Guily |first=Sylla |date=3 October 2012 |magazine=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127162701/https://www.vice.com/read/my-afternoon-with-a-failed-japanese-cult |archive-date=27 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="jt20090804">{{Citation| last = McNeill| first = David| title = Party offers a third way: happiness| newspaper = [[The Japan Times]]| date = 4 August 2009| url = https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2009/08/04/community/party-offers-a-third-way-happiness/| access-date = 6 August 2009| archive-date = 7 November 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131107191435/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2009/08/04/community/party-offers-a-third-way-happiness/| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Trump's 'stop the steal' message finds an international audience among conspiracy theorists and suspected cults|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/01/07/trump-qanon-stop-the-steal-japan/|access-date=2021-09-14|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name=Musasizi>{{cite news |url=http://www.observer.ug/component/content/article?id=19408:clerics-call-for-probe-into-happy-science |title=Clerics call for probe into Happy Science |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222092033/http://www.observer.ug/component/content/article?id=19408:clerics-call-for-probe-into-happy-science |archive-date=22 December 2015 |last=Musasizi |first=Simon |newspaper=[[The Observer (Uganda)|The Observer]] |date=21 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=thejakartapost>{{cite news|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/07/22/happy-science-a-new-cult-offers-celebrity-guide-heaven.html |title=Happy Science, a new cult offers celebrity guide to heaven |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825072332/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/07/22/happy-science-a-new-cult-offers-celebrity-guide-heaven.html |newspaper=[[The Jakarta Post]] |date=22 July 2012 |archive-date=25 August 2012}}</ref><ref name=Donnelly>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/blooming--happy-science-cult-channels-disney-ghandi-jesus-and-thatcher-20151028-gkkzow.html |title=Blooming 'Happy Science' religion channels Disney, Gandhi, Jesus and Thatcher |last=Donnelly |first=Beau |newspaper=[[The Age]] |date=2 November 2015 |access-date=4 January 2016 |archive-date=5 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205191100/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/blooming--happy-science-cult-channels-disney-ghandi-jesus-and-thatcher-20151028-gkkzow.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-09|title=Japanese cult representative is speaking for the 10th year in a row at CPAC|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cpac-japanese-cult-leader-hrioaki-jay-aeb-b1808229.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cpac-japanese-cult-leader-hrioaki-jay-aeb-b1808229.html |archive-date=9 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-14|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gilbert|first=David|date=2021-02-25|title=A Japanese Cult That Believes Its Leader Is an Alien From Venus Is Speaking at CPAC|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-japanese-cult-that-believes-its-leader-is-an-alien-from-venus-is-speaking-at-cpac/|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Vice.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Adelstein|first=Jake|date=2021-02-26|title=Speaking at CPAC: Former Leader of Magical Cult That Channels Ghost of Trump|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/former-leader-of-magical-cult-that-channels-ghost-of-trump-speaking-at-cpac|access-date=2021-09-14}}</ref>}} and one of many controversial [[Japanese new religions]] ({{transliteration|ja|shinshūkyō}}).<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/contentious-religion-from-japan-succeeds-in-uganda_n_1661559.html|work = [[The Huffington Post]]|title = Happy Science, Controversial Religion From Japan, Succeeds in Uganda|last = Muhumuza|first = Rodney|date = 10 July 2012|agency = Associated Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712112146/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/10/contentious-religion-from-japan-succeeds-in-uganda_n_1661559.html |archive-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> Through the 1990s the group had a bitter rivalry with [[Aum Shinrikyo]], culminating in a failed assassination attempt on leader Ryuho Okawa using the nerve agent [[VX (nerve agent)|VX]] injected into the air conditioning system of Okawa's car. It was one of many VX attacks by Aum members leading up to the [[Tokyo subway sarin attack|1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack]], which killed 14 and injured more than 5,000 people.
-Happy Science has also released promotional videos claiming, without evidence, that [[North Korea]] and the [[People's Republic of China]] are plotting the nuclear destruction of Japan.<ref name="jt20090804"/> The group has sold "spiritual vaccines", falsely claiming that they prevent and cure [[COVID-19]], advertised virus-related blessings at rates from US$100 to over US$400, and sold coronavirus-themed DVDs and CDs of Okawa lecturing, which make false claims of supposedly boosting immunity, {{asof|lc=yes|April 2020}}. After initially defying [[physical distancing]] measures, it later closed its New York temple, announcing that it had administered their fraudulent "vaccines" remotely.<ref name="nytimes2020" />
+Happy Science has also released promotional videos claiming, without evidence, that [[North Korea]] and the [[People's Republic of China]] are plotting the nuclear destruction of Japan.<ref name="jt20090804"/> The group has sold "spiritual vaccines", falsely claiming that they prevent and cure [[COVID-19]], advertised virus-related blessings at rates from US$100 to over US$400, and sold coronavirus-themed DVDs and CDs of Okawa lecturing, which make false claims of supposedly boosting immunity, {{asof|lc=yes|April 2020}}. After initially defying [[physical distancing]] measures, it later closed its New York temple, announcing that it had administered their fraudulent vaccines remotely.<ref name="nytimes2020" />
 In February 2017, actress [[Fumika Shimizu]] abruptly retired from her former entertainment production agency amidst multiple filming projects for a full-time role in Happy Science, declaring she had been a member of the group since childhood, under the influence of her parents, both of whom were longtime believers in Happy Science.<ref name="fumika">{{Cite news|title=Fumika Shimizu Retires From Acting to Join Happy Science Religious Organization|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-13/fumika-shimizu-retires-from-acting-to-join-happy-science-religious-organization/.112162|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=2019-03-13|date=February 2017|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331140424/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-13/fumika-shimizu-retires-from-acting-to-join-happy-science-religious-organization/.112162|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 ==In popular culture==
-On February 10, 2022, the fifth chapter of [[anthology]] [[manga]] {{transliteration|ja|"Kami-sama" no Iru Ie de Sodachimashita ~Shūkyō 2-Sei na Watashi-tachi~}} ('A Home Life With God ~We Children Born Into Religion~'), written by Mariko Kikuchi as a criticism of Happy Science and other fringe religious organizations, was removed by the publisher, [[Shueisha]] following backlash from Happy Science. The other chapters were removed on March 17, 2022. It was later reported by the Weekly Flash magazine in April.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shueisha Removes Web Manga About Children Born Into Religion Following Alleged Backlash From Happy Science |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-04-11/shueisha-removes-web-manga-about-children-born-into-religion-following-alleged-backlash-from-happy-/.184438 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref>
+On February 10, 2022, the fifth chapter of [[anthology]] [[manga]] {{transliteration|ja|"Kami-sama" no Iru Ie de Sodachimashita ~Shūkyō 2-Sei na Watashi-tachi~}} ('A Home Life With God ~We Children Born Into Religion~'), written by Mariko Kikuchi as a criticism of Happy Science and other fringe religious organizations, was removed by the publisher, [[Shueisha]], following backlash from Happy Science. The other chapters were removed on March 17, 2022. It was later reported by the Weekly Flash magazine in April.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shueisha Removes Web Manga About Children Born Into Religion Following Alleged Backlash From Happy Science |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-04-11/shueisha-removes-web-manga-about-children-born-into-religion-following-alleged-backlash-from-happy-/.184438 |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref>
-Happy Science has produced several theatrical animated movies, often made by mainstream [[anime]] studios,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/japanese-cult-happy-science-anime/|title=The Japanese Cult Behind These Obscure Anime|date=6 September 2022 |access-date=2024-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-03/happy-science-founder-anime-producer-ryuho-okawa-passes-away/|title=Happy Science Founder, Anime Producer Ryuho Okawa Passes Away}}</ref> live action films and documentaries promoting their beliefs. These include:
+Happy Science has produced several theatrical animated movies, often made by mainstream [[anime]] studios,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gamerant.com/japanese-cult-happy-science-anime/|title=The Japanese Cult Behind These Obscure Anime|date=6 September 2022 |access-date=2024-04-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-03/happy-science-founder-anime-producer-ryuho-okawa-passes-away/|title=Happy Science Founder, Anime Producer Ryuho Okawa Passes Away}}</ref> live action films and documentaries promoting their beliefs. These include:
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 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070103061500/http://uk.geocities.com/peterbernardclarke/  Clarke, Peter B.] (ed.) (1999), 'Kofuku-no-Kagaku: The Institute for Research in Human Happiness' in ''A Bibliography of Japanese New Religious Movements: With Annotations'', Surrey, UK, Japan Library (Curzon), {{ISBN|1-873410-80-8}}, pp.&nbsp;149–67
 * Pokorny, Lukas; Winter, Franz (2012). [https://web.archive.org/web/20140303141220/http://www.abdn.ac.uk/staffpages/uploads/dhp028/Creating_Utopia.pdf Creating Utopia': The History of Kofuku no Kagaku in Austria], 1989–2012, with an Introduction to Its General History and Doctrine. In: Hödl, Hans Gerald and Lukas Pokorny, ed. Studies on Religion in Austria. Volume 1, Vienna: Praesens, pp.&nbsp;31–79
+* {{cite book | last1=Staemmler | first1=Birgit | last2=Dehn | first2=Ulrich M. | title=Establishing the Revolutionary: An Introduction to New Religions in Japan | publisher=LIT Verlag | publication-place=Münster | date=2011 | isbn=978-3-643-90152-1 | url=https://lit-verlag.de/isbn/978-3-643-90152-1/}}
 * {{cite journal |last=Saaler |first=Sven |year=2016 |title=Nationalism and History in Contemporary Japan |journal=The Asia-Pacific Journal |volume=14 |issue=20 |pages=number 7 |url=https://apjjf.org/2016/20/Saaler.html}}
 *{{Cite journal|last1=Storm|first1=Jason Ānanda Josephson|last2=Shoffstall|first2=Grant W.|date=2021-11-01|title=Beyond Disenchantment: Science, Technology, and New Religious Movements|journal=Nova Religio|volume=25|issue=2|pages=5–11|doi=10.1525/nr.2021.25.2.5|s2cid=244987429 |issn=1092-6690|doi-access=free}}

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