Cultural Identity
and
Modernization in Asian Countries:
Proceedings of Kokugakuin University
Centennial Symposium

Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics
Kokugakuin University
1983
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CONTENTS

Foreword
YOSHIKAWA Yasuo
Introduction
INOUE Nobutaka
Keynote paper for the symposium
Committee for KUCS
OPEN LECTURES
Cultural identity and Asian modernization
Robert N. BELLAH
Secularity: West and East
Peter L. BERGER
SESSION A: RELIGION AND SECULARIZATION
The search for a definition of secularization: Toward a general theory
IKADO Fujio
Islam, secularity and modernization: With special reference to Indonesia
Arifin BEY *
Religion and secularization in the Philippines and other Asian countries
René E. MENDOZA
Secularity and profanation in Japanese religion
SONODA Minoru
Summary of the discussions: Session A
INOUE Nobutaka
SESSION B: TRADITIONALIZM AND MODERNIZATION
Language policy and nation-building in a multi-ethnic society: The case of Singapore model
Eddie C. Y. KUO
Modernization and traditional culture in contemporary Korea
ITO Abito
Traditional cultures and modernization: Several problems in the case of Japan
HIRAI Naofusa
Summary of discussions: Session B
NAGAFUJI Takeshi
SESSION C: THE HUMANITIES AND NATIONAL IDENTITY
Cultural identity and modernization in Asian countries
Triloki N. MADAN *
Some notes on the humanities and national identity
Pinit RATANAKUL
The humanities and national identity: The case of Korea
RYU Tongshik
Early modern KOKUGAKU (National studies) and new KOKUGAKU: Their growth and significance
UCHINO Goro
Summary of discussions: Session C
SAKAMOTO Koremaru
Some reflections on the Symposium
SONODA Minoru