Psychotherapy and Religion in Japan

Download or read book Psychotherapy and Religion in Japan written by Chikako Ozawa-de Silva and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.