Psychotherapy and Religion in Japan : The Japanese Introspection Practice of Naikan Paperback / softback
by Chikako (Emory University, USA) Ozawa-de Silva
Part of the Japan Anthropology Workshop Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
Naikan is a Japanese psychotherapeutic method which combines meditation-like body engagement with the recovery of memory and the reconstruction of one's autobiography in order to bring about healing and a changed notion of the self.
Based on original anthropological fieldwork, this fascinating book provides a detailed ethnography of Naikan in practice.
In addition, it discusses key issues such as the role of memory, autobiography and narrative in health care, and the interesting borderland between religion and therapy, where Naikan occupies an ambiguous position.
Multidisciplinary in its approach, it will attract a wide readership, including students of social and cultural anthropology, medical sociology, religious studies, Japanese studies and psychotherapy.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:212 pages, 5 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Halftones, black and white; 17 Illustrations, black
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:29/04/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415545686
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:212 pages, 5 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Halftones, black and white; 17 Illustrations, black
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:29/04/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415545686
