<p>Based on an analysis of questionnaires filled in by 2000 of the 2300 participants at John Wimber's November 1985 Harrogate Conference, followed up with later checks and consultations with doctors, this provides statistical sociological data on healings and associated phenomena experienced at the conference. It seeks to bring scientific detachment to bear on what is always an emtional subject. David Lewis concludes that genuine healing does occur - but less often than claimed - and that it is sometimes partly attributable to natural healing factors. A fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute, David Lewis contributed an appendix to John Wimber's "Power Healing" detailing preliminary research.</p>

Healing: Fiction, Fantasy or Fact?

Lewis, David C.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Hodder & Stoughton Religious Division

Religion in Japanese Daily Life (Japan Anthropology Workshop Series)

Reference

Routledge

Medicinal Plants of Asia: A Systematic Bibliography

Asia Books

Are Japanese people religious – and, if so, in what ways? David Lewis addresses this question from the perspective of ordinary Japanese people in the context of their life cycles, and explores why they engage in religious activities. He not only discusses how Japanese people engage in different religious practices as they encounter new events in their lives but also analyses the attitudes and motivations behind their behaviour. Activities such as fortune-telling, religious rites in the workplace, ancestral rites and visits to shrines and temples are actually engaged in by many people who view themselves as ‘non- religious’ but express their motivations in terms other than the conventional ‘religious’ ones. This book outlines the religious options available, and assesses why people choose particular religious activities at various times in their lives or in specific circumstances. The author challenges some widespread assumptions about religion in urban and industrial contexts and also shows how some of the underlying motivations behind Japanese behaviour are expressed both in religious and non-religious forms.

The things which are right in front of us can often be the things which are most hidden. In Japan, the word omote means 'face'. But it also means 'mask' - something that a person uses to hide an inner reality. Face-value questions - 'Are the Japanese religious?' 'What do they believe?' - produce face-value answers. We need to delve deeper. This book explores the motivations behind why Japanese people act in a 'religious' way, based on what ordinary people say about their attitudes and experiences. In the process it also uncovers core values within Japanese culture. By understanding these motivations and values, we discover that the Son of Man came not to destroy Japanese culture but to fulfil it. This fully revised and updated edition includes data from the latest surveys of Japanese attitudes, church statistics, and the most recent research into Japanese society and religion.

The Unseen Face of Japan

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

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