Prayer of Nonreligious Spiritual Caregivers
This study examines the beliefs of nonreligious spiritual caregivers by considering their actions as prayer when they are with clients, trying not to escape from the situation and accepting the reality of a client’s situation. Novelist Ōe Kenzaburō and photographer Fujiwara Shinya refer to the notio...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Japanese Association for Religious Studies
2018
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Religious studies in Japan
Year: 2018, Volume: 4, Pages: 91-109 |
| Further subjects: | B
view of life and death
B Spiritual care B Nonreligious B Prayer |
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| Summary: | This study examines the beliefs of nonreligious spiritual caregivers by considering their actions as prayer when they are with clients, trying not to escape from the situation and accepting the reality of a client’s situation. Novelist Ōe Kenzaburō and photographer Fujiwara Shinya refer to the notion of a "prayer without religious faith." Borrowing from their discussion, we define prayer as something in which people accept themselves as ordinary beings when faced with extreme situations. This prayer is supported by the belief that "even though this happened, the world will continue." Through this, a person, a so-called "ordinary being"—accepts another person, who is also an "ordinary being," and the deceased, who died as "ordinary beings"—by looking after them with loving care. This belief and prayer is supported by the original Japanese concept of impermanence and the tradition of memorial services for ancestors to communicate with the living. |
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| ISSN: | 2186-9952 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious studies in Japan
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