Home›Religious Founders, Prophets & Reformers›Nationality›JapanBrowse ByJapanThis page groups historical figures by nationality, the country or people they are identified with. Wikipedia defines nationality as "the legal status of belonging to a particular nation," though for figures who lived before modern states existed the atlas records the closest historical equivalent. Browsing this way lets a visitor see every notable figure from one country or region gathered together.FactsJapanConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonPrimary Academic DisciplineWell-attestedComparative Religion 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedHistorical Figures 1JapanFilter Results7 entriesTraditionAllNew Thought (1)Omoto (2)Tenrikyo (1)EraAll1798 to 1887 (1)1836 to 1918 (1)1861 to 1922 (1)1865 to 1926 (1)1871 to 1948 (1)1893 to 1985 (1)634 to 707 (1)Place of ActivityAllBrazil (1)Japan (3)Tokyo (1)United States (1)GenderAllFemale (2)Male (5)HistoricityAllHistorically attested (6)Legendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (1)Veneration StatusAllHistorically Significant but Not Venerated (3)Officially Recognized or Venerated (2)Manner Of DeathAllDied of natural causes (2)In GroupAllEast Asian New Religion Founders (6)Revered InAllBuddhism (2)New Thought (1)Omoto (2)Tenrikyo (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 7Deguchi NaoJapanEn no GyōjaJapanMasaharu TaniguchiJapanMikao UsuiJapanNakayama MikiJapanOnisaburo DeguchiJapanSon Byong-huiJapanConnectionsAssociated WithAfrica, Continents Well-attested This source names Africa directly: "founders of colonial and postcolonial Africa, the Pacific and the Americas, and the twentieth century's new religious movements."Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Americas, Continents Well-attested This source names Americas directly: "Africa, the Pacific and the Americas, and the twentieth century's new religious movements."Source Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Sources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Category: Historical Figures2. Wikipedia: Comparative religiontier 2WikipediaComparative religion, opening definitionQuote, Comparative religion, opening definitionComparative religion is the branch of religious studies that systematically compares the doctrines, practices, themes and impacts (including migration) of the worlds religions.View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.