Jesse R LeFebvre
Biographic Data
| ID | 8813799 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jesse R LeFebvre |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jesse R |
| FAMILY NAME | LeFebvre |
| SIGNATURE | LEFEBVRE J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University Press |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0441-3104 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Overseas Shinto Shrines
The Rise of Wedding Churches
The popularity of Christian weddings represents the new widespread acceptance and popularity of a religious ceremony that sits at the intersection the familial, social, commercial, political, and religious. These rites challenge established preconceptions concerning both Christianity and Japanese identity. The postwar history of Christian wedding ceremonies is best understood in light of the efforts made by traditional Christian churches and the …
The Oppressor’s Dilemma
For the last thirty-five years, the majority of Japanese wedding ceremonies have involved Christianity, but scholars have struggled with Christianity’s increasingly prominent place within the Japanese religious landscape. The tendency has been to refute the religiosity of Christian weddings and embrace the rhetoric of Japanese essentialism. However, following its prohibition in 1612, the ongoing “eradication” of Christianity defined the very natu…
Christian Wedding Ceremonies "Nonreligiousness" in Contemporary Japan
Christian wedding ceremonies have, since the mid-1990s, displaced the Shinto rite and continue to remain Japan's wedding ceremony of choice. In apparent contrast, the vast majority of Japanese individuals claim to be "nonreligious" or mushky. Using the Christian wedding ceremonies of contemporary Japan as a context, this article explores the way in which claims of "non-religiousness" are used to both reject and affirm religious behaviors. Most ty…
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Christian Wedding Ceremonies "Nonreligiousness" in Contemporary Japan
Christian wedding ceremonies have, since the mid-1990s, displaced the Shinto rite and continue to remain Japan's wedding ceremony of choice. In apparent contrast, the vast majority of Japanese individuals claim to be "nonreligious" or mushky. Using the Christian wedding ceremonies of contemporary Japan as a context, this article explores the way in which claims of "non-religiousness" are used to both reject and affirm religious behaviors. Most ty…
The Oppressor’s Dilemma
For the last thirty-five years, the majority of Japanese wedding ceremonies have involved Christianity, but scholars have struggled with Christianity’s increasingly prominent place within the Japanese religious landscape. The tendency has been to refute the religiosity of Christian weddings and embrace the rhetoric of Japanese essentialism. However, following its prohibition in 1612, the ongoing “eradication” of Christianity defined the very natu…
The Rise of Wedding Churches
The popularity of Christian weddings represents the new widespread acceptance and popularity of a religious ceremony that sits at the intersection the familial, social, commercial, political, and religious. These rites challenge established preconceptions concerning both Christianity and Japanese identity. The postwar history of Christian wedding ceremonies is best understood in light of the efforts made by traditional Christian churches and the …
Overseas Shinto Shrines
Japanese History and Culture (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Religious studies (4 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (3 works) · History (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Christianity (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works)