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Religion without belief

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Can religion be based on ritual practise without belief? Most Japanese reject religious belief while embracing multiple forms of ritual practice. Are they religious or secular? Christopher Kavanagh, a cognitive anthropologist looks at the case of Japan, which is ranked as the second-least religious country on earth, whilst having a rich tapestry of ritual practices and high rates of belief in supernatural entities.

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