"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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Main Author: Matsuoka, Hideaki 1956- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [2001]
In: 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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Summary: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 Japanese, the foundation of all its activity. By using "experience-near" and "experiencedistant" as analytical concepts, this article elucidates the reasons why Messianity has crossed the ethnic barrier and been accepted in Brazil, and tries to locate Messianity in the Brazilian religious arena.
Contains:Enthalten in: Japanese journal of religious studies