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Psychotherapy and Religion in Japan - The Japanese Introspection Practice of Naikan (Hardcover)
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Psychotherapy and Religion in Japan - The Japanese Introspection Practice of Naikan (Hardcover)
Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop Series
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Can merely changing one's perspective on one's past lead to the
alleviation of mental and physical suffering? Are our personal
pasts an inviolable terrain, or are they capable of
reinterpretation and revision? This book explores the Japanese
practice of Naikan, a 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. Although it arose out of
a Shin Buddhist self-cultivation practice, Naikan has achieved
success in Japan, in both hospitals and dedicated centers, as a
therapy for addiction and physical and mental illnesses, and has
spread abroad to both Europe and the USA. The Naikan method
operates along the borders of religion and therapy, inviting an
investigation into the distinctiveness and interpenetration of
these two domains. Drawing upon the author's personal experiences
of participation in Naikan, this book situates an ethnography of
Naikan, its setting, practices, and the roles played by
practitioners and clients, within the context of both Japanese
society and the Buddhist tradition. It is an important resource for
those interested in the roles of memory, autobiography and
narrative in health and recovery, the dialogue between western
psychotherapies and Buddhist thought, and the practice of Naikan
and its place in Japanese culture and society.
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