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Alternate Currents : Reiki's Circulation in the Twentieth-Century North Pacific.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stein, Justin B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Takata, Hawayo Kawamuri, 1900-1980.
- Takata, Hawayo Kawamuri.
- Reiki (Healing system).
- Spiritual healing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (337 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This book explores the historical development and transpacific circulation of Reiki, a healing practice originating in Japan. It focuses on key figures such as Usui Mikao, Hayashi Chūjirō, Hawayo Takata, and Phyllis Lei Furumoto, and examines how Reiki was adapted and practiced in different cultural contexts, particularly in the North Pacific region. The author, Justin B. Stein, delves into the networks of Reiki practitioners and the cultural exchanges between Japanese and American communities. Intended for scholars and students of religion, history, and cultural studies, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of Reiki's evolution and its impact on spiritual healing practices. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Notes on Orthography and Translation
- Introduction
- 1. Seeds of a Transpacific Network: A Young Woman on Kauaʻi, 1900-1930
- 2. Drawn into the Current: Encountering Usui Reiki Therapy's Japanese Circulation, 1922-1937
- 3. Healing at the Hub of the Transwar Pacific: Adapting Reiki for Nikkei Hawaiʻi, 1937-1960
- 4. Building Authority in the Cold War United States: Networks, Esotericism, and Alterity in White America, 1948-1972
- 5. Coupling Universalism and "Japanese" Values: Making North American Masters, 1972-1980
- Conclusion
- Glossary of Japanese Names and Terms
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9780824896416
- 0824896416
- 9780824896409
- 0824896408
- 0-8248-9640-8
- OCLC:
- 1381733097
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