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NCC Center for the Study of Japanese Religions
Call for Papers
CFP: Japanese Religions Vol .48
Open Issue:
2027
Open Call for Papers:
The editorial board of Japanese Religions invites submissions for its upcoming open issue (aiming for spring 2027 publication). We welcome original research articles and book reviews that contribute to the scholarly study of religion in Japan.
Japanese Religions publishes peer-reviewed scholarship on all aspects of religious life in Japan, past and present, with historical and social scientific approaches: (add link to list of issues from journal website)
We encourage submissions engaging with:
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Shinto, Buddhism, Christianity, and other religious traditions in Japan, as well as approaches that rethink and question those traditional and sectarian boundaries
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Folk, popular, and lived religion
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Religion an d politics, law, public life and education
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Religion and race, or social justice
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Religion and emotions
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Religion and the environment or animals
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Religion and place-making, pilgrimage, tourism, cultural heritage
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Religion and media, visual and material culture, digital humanities approaches or the arts
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Transnational, minority, and diasporic perspectives
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Interdisciplinary and methodologically innovative work is especially welcome.
Submission Guidelines
Article length: 6,000–10,000 words (including notes and references)
Manuscripts should follow a recognized academic citation style (Chicago preferred) and include an abstract of 150–200 words.
Deadline
The deadline for submission is June 30, 2026.
Submission Process
Please submit manuscripts electronically in Word format to the following email address: japanesereligions@gmail.com
Upcoming Issue: Japanese Religions Vol. 47
Special Issue: Rethinking Christianity and Japanese Religions
Guest Editors: Emily Anderson & Linda Zampol D'Ortia
2026
Japanese Religions invites contribution from scholars exploring the intersection between Christianity and Japanese religions from multiple methodological and theoretical perspectives. This issue will prioritize submissions that analyze these traditions through innovative, interdisciplinary lenses that do not treat Christianity and Japanese Religions as distinct entities.” Contributors are encouraged to question and redefine traditional concepts of “Christianity” and “Japanese Religions” by drawing on disciplines such as global history, material culture, heritage studies, history of emotions, and ethnographic research. By incorporating diverse fields and contemporary methodologies, this issue aims to illuminate the complex and evolving intersections within Japan’s religious landscape.
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