"Messianity Makes a Person Useful" Describing Differences in a Japanese Religion in Brazil
In the forty-five years since its introduction to Brazil in 1956, the Church of World Messianity has attracted some 300, 000 followers, over ninety-five percent of which are non-Japanese Brazilians. Messianity is known for its practice of jōrei, meaning "purification of the spirit" in Japa...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2001]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2001, Volume: 28, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 77-102 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirit Possession
B Religious Studies B Spirit world B Catholicism B Spiritism B Floral design B Pastors B Prayer |
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