Japanese divine light in Kinshasa: transcultural resonance and critique in the religiously multiple city
The Japanese “new religions” (Shin Shūkyō) active in Kinshasa (DR Congo) nearly all perform healing through the channeling of invisible divine light. In the case of Sekai Kyūseikyō (Church of World Messianity), the light of Johrei cannot be visually apprehended, but is worn as an invisible aura on t...
| Publié dans: | Critical research on religion |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Sage
2021
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Critical research on religion
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Kinshasa
/ Sekai-Kyuseikyo
/ Guérison spirituelle
/ Interculturalité
/ Sorcellerie
/ Charme protecteur
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| RelBib Classification: | AZ Nouveau mouvement religieux KBN Afrique subsaharienne |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Johrei
B New Religious Movements B urban Africa B Democratic Republic of Congo B religion in the city B Japanese new religions B Spiritual Healing |
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| Résumé: | The Japanese “new religions” (Shin Shūkyō) active in Kinshasa (DR Congo) nearly all perform healing through the channeling of invisible divine light. In the case of Sekai Kyūseikyō (Church of World Messianity), the light of Johrei cannot be visually apprehended, but is worn as an invisible aura on the practitioner’s body. This article discusses the trans-cultural resonances between Japan and Central Africa regarding the ontology of spiritual force, regimes of subjectivity, and the gradual embodiment of Johrei divine light as a protection against (suspicions of) witchcraft. Meanwhile, I argue that religious multiplicity in urban Africa encourages cultural reflexivity about concepts of health and healing, self-responsibility, and Pentecostal suspicion-mongering of occult sciences. Thus, Johrei divine light not only feeds into a longstanding local tradition of spiritual healing; within the religiously multiple city, it is also a discursive space for, and an experience and performance of, emic critique. |
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| ISSN: | 2050-3040 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Critical research on religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2050303220986981 |