Abstract
This chapter identifies the evolving characteristics of the ‘new spirituality culture’ (shin reisei bunka 新霊性文化) in Japan, a culture that is differentiated from traditional religion and traditional notions of ‘spirituality’ by its embrace of seemingly secular concerns like healthcare and healing, business ethics and self-help. This discussion will introduce seminal individuals from the 1970s and 80s who shifted the understanding of spirituality towards a definition that encompasses new understandings of consciousness and body and thus helped broaden the conception of spirituality that emerged in the 1990s. These profiles are followed by a discussion of the spread and application of spirituality through health care and
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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of Religions in Contemporary Japan |
| Editors | Inken Prohl, John Nelson |
| Place of Publication | Leiden |
| Publisher | Brill |
| Pages | 459-485 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789004234369 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789004234352 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |