Spiritual Ends

Religion and the Heart of Dying in Japan

Timothy O. Benedict

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University of California Press
19 February 2023

History of religion; Spirituality & religious experience; Ethnic studies; Religious groups: social & cultural aspects; Sociology: death & dying

Series: New Interventions in Japanese Studies

What role does religion play at the end of life in Japan? Spiritual Ends draws on ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with hospice patients, chaplains, and medical workers to provide an intimate portrayal of how spiritual care is provided to the dying in Japan. Timothy O. Benedict uses both local and cross-cultural perspectives to show how global ideas about spirituality and the practice of spiritual care are being appropriated and reinterpreted in Japan. Benedict relates these findings to a longer story of how Japanese religious groups have pursued vocational roles in medical institutions as a means to demonstrate a so-called “healthy” role in society. By paying attention to how care for the kokoro (heart or mind) is key to the practice of spiritual care, this book enriches conventional understandings of religious identity in Japan, while offering a valuable East Asian perspective to global conversations on the ways religion, spirituality, and medicine intersect at death.

By: Timothy O. Benedict
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 4
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780520388666
ISBN 10: 0520388666
Series: New Interventions in Japanese Studies
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 19 February 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Timothy O. Benedict is Assistant Professor in the School of Sociology at Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan.

Reviews for Spiritual Ends: Religion and the Heart of Dying in Japan

"""Highly recommend[ed] to anyone interested in hospice care, spiritual care, or end-of-life care in, but not limited to, Japan."" * Japanese Journal of Religious Studies * ""A valuable addition to the ongoing discussion on the role of religiosity in Japan’s purportedly greatly secularized contemporary society, which will surely spark new debates regarding what religion can and cannot do for the dying."" * Religious Studies Review *"