“Spiritual Tourists” and Local Healers at a Hawaiian “Power Spot"

This field report is based on work undertaken during a research stay in Hawaii in 2014–2015. I investigate Japanese “spiritual tourists” and local Hawaiian healers at the Keaiwa heiau, an ancient healing temple that is well-known in Japanese media as a “power spot.”

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Published in:Bulletin of the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture
Main Author: Dorman, Benjamin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2016
In: Bulletin of the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture
Year: 2016, Volume: 40, Pages: 90-103
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Summary:This field report is based on work undertaken during a research stay in Hawaii in 2014–2015. I investigate Japanese “spiritual tourists” and local Hawaiian healers at the Keaiwa heiau, an ancient healing temple that is well-known in Japanese media as a “power spot.”
Contains:Enthalten in: Nanzan Shūkyō Bunka Kenkyūjo, Bulletin of the Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture