Discipline, Punishment, and Buddhist Chaplaincy at Lüshun Prison During Japan’s Colonial Rule, 1905–1945

This paper draws on Michel Foucault’s analysis of disciplinary power to examine the history of penal punishment and Buddhist chaplaincy at Lüshun Prison in Dalian during Japan’s colonial rule (1905–1945). The goal is to call into question the dominant understanding of Japanese prison system as simpl...

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