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Psychotherapy and Religion in Japan The Japanese Introspection Practice of Naikan

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ISBN-10: 0415545684

ISBN-13: 9780415545686

Edition: 2006

Authors: Chikako Ozawa-de Silva

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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,…    
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Book details

Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 4/29/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 212
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English