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The Vestiges of Japanese Spirituality
Challenging the Standard Model of Religious History
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The Vestiges of Japanese Spirituality
Challenging the Standard Model of Religious History
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By positioning Japan within a global perspective, this work challenges the "black-box" approach to psyche dominating studies in the history of religion.
Brian J. McVeigh employs a cultural psychological analysis by first highlighting the conceptual obstacles hindering the psychology of religion, such as neglecting sociohistorical forces that shape mental processes. Next, by exploring shamanism, divination, and the mountain asceticism or Shugendo, he contextualizes the historical background of Japanese religion. He argues that current practices of Japan's new religions are relics of an earlier mentality that has been creatively renovated and re-adapted for the present-day. This is demonstrated by investigating spirit possession, a vestige of an obsolete neurocultural arrangement. Unlike other works, this book treats possession as a legitimate phenomenon in and of itself, requiring explanatory analysis rather than dismissing it as a mere epiphenomenon. This genuinely interdisciplinary work transcends mainstream academic fields and will appeal to readers interested in Japanese and Asian religions and the psychology of religion.
Brian J. McVeigh employs a cultural psychological analysis by first highlighting the conceptual obstacles hindering the psychology of religion, such as neglecting sociohistorical forces that shape mental processes. Next, by exploring shamanism, divination, and the mountain asceticism or Shugendo, he contextualizes the historical background of Japanese religion. He argues that current practices of Japan's new religions are relics of an earlier mentality that has been creatively renovated and re-adapted for the present-day. This is demonstrated by investigating spirit possession, a vestige of an obsolete neurocultural arrangement. Unlike other works, this book treats possession as a legitimate phenomenon in and of itself, requiring explanatory analysis rather than dismissing it as a mere epiphenomenon. This genuinely interdisciplinary work transcends mainstream academic fields and will appeal to readers interested in Japanese and Asian religions and the psychology of religion.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Introduction: The Promise of a Jaynesian Paradigm
- Chapter 1: Challenging the Standard Model of Religion in Japan and Beyond
- Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework and Key Concepts
- Chapter 3: Historical Background to the Emergence of Japanese Spirituality
- Chapter 4: The Building Blocks of Japanese Spirituality
- Chapter 5: Another Japanese Religion: Shugendō
- Chapter 6: Spirit Possession as a Vestige of an Earlier Mentality
- Conclusion: Final Thoughts on a Jaynesian Perspective
- Appendix A: Outline of Religious History of Japan
- Appendix B: Accoutrements of Shugenja
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- About the Author