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Karma Lekshe Tsomo The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions VOLUME 10 NUMBER 3 FEBRUARY 2007 Projections and Representations of Religion in Japanese Media Positively Promoting Pilgrimage:Media Representations of Pilgrimage in Japan Representing Ancestor Worship as Non-Religious: Hosoki Kazukos Divination in the Post-Aum Era Shifting Paradigms and Mediating Media: Redefining a New Religion as Rational in Contemporary Society Shky Asobi and Miyazaki Hayaos Anime Playing With Religion Field Notes Sakyadhita Pilgrimage in Asia: On the Trail of the Buddhist Womens NetworkConference Updates Reviews Manuscript Submission Guidelines We invite English-language submissions of original research in the field of alternative/emergent/new religious movements and communities. Authorization to copy article content beyond fair use (as specified in Sections 107 and 108 of the U.S. Copyright Law) for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by the Regents of the University of California for libraries and other users, provided that they are registered with and pay the specified fee through the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), www.copyright.com. Printed on recycled paper. 2006 by the Regents of the University of California NOVA RELIGIO The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions Executive Advisory Committee Eileen Barker London School of EconomicsDouglas E. Cowan, Co-General Editor Renison College, University of Waterloo Eugene V. Gallagher Connecticut College Jeffrey Kaplan University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh Phillip C. Lucas Stetson University Timothy Miller University of Kansas, Lawrence Rebecca Moore, Co-General Editor San Diego State University Thomas Robbins Rochester, MinnesotaCatherine Wessinger, Co-General Editor Loyola University New Orleans Paul Brian Thomas Rockhurst University John Bozeman, Conference Updates Editor Fielding M. McGehee III Reviews Editor Editorial Assistants Board of Editorial Consultants W. Michael Ashcraft Truman State University Mary Farrell Bednarowski United Theological Seminary Michael Barkun Syracuse University David G. Bromley Virginia Commonwealth University Vivianne Crowley University of London Lorne L. Dawson University of Waterloo Robert S. Ellwood University of Southern California Gareth Fisher University of Virginia Rosalind I. J. Hackett University of Tennessee, Knoxville Wouter J. Hanegraaf University of Amsterdam Massimo Introvigne Center for the Study of New Religions,