Description |
1 online resource |
Contents |
Introduction -- 'Light in the darkness' : towards a Congolese spiritual movement 'from Japan' -- Occult sciences : il-/legitimate secrecy and the infrapolitics of suspicion -- Blossoming boundaries : re-/production and contestation of Japanese flower practices -- Cleansing the city : ritual attachment to urban space -- Experiencing faith : crisis, miracles and spiritual healing -- (In) touch without contact : Johrei and the aura of the self -- Vibrating words : performative silence and the power of words -- Imported tradition : 'ancestor worship' as reverse orientalism -- Conclusion |
Summary |
Focusing on the intricate presence of a Japanese new religion (Sekai Kyûseikyô) in the densely populated and primarily Christian environment of Kinshasa (DR Congo), this ethnographic study offers a practitioner-orientated perspective to create a localised picture of religious globalization. Guided by an aesthetic approach to religion, the study moves beyond a focus limited to text and offers insights into the role of religious objects, spiritual technologies and aesthetic repertoires in the production and politics of difference. The boundaries between non-Christian religious minorities and the largely Christian public sphere involve fears and suspicion of 'magic' and 'occult sciences'.--Publisher's summary |
Notes |
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Leipzig and Utrecht, 2015, under the title: Divisive matters : aesthetic difference and authority in a Congolese spiritual movement "from Japan." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 16, 2021) |
Subject |
Sekai Kyūseikyō -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Kinshasa
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Temple messianique art de johrei (Congo)
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SUBJECT |
Temple messianique art de johrei (Congo) fast |
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Sekai Kyūseikyō fast |
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Cults -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Kinshasa
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Aesthetics, Japanese -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Kinshasa
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Spirituality -- Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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Aesthetics, Japanese
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Cults
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SUBJECT |
Kinshasa (Congo) -- Religious life and customs
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Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Kinshasa
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2017053066 |
ISBN |
9781785336706 |
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1785336703 |
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