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spiritual movements and aesthetic difference in Kinshasa
Introduction -- 'Light in the darkness' : towards a Congolese spiritual movement 'from Japan' -- Occult sciences : il-/legitimate secrecy and the infrapolitics of suspicion -- Blossoming boundaries : re-/production and contestation of Japanese flower practices -- Cleansing the city : ritual attachment to urban space -- Experiencing faith : crisis, miracles and spiritual healing -- (In) touch without contact : Johrei and the aura of the self -- Vibrating words : performative silence and the power of words -- Imported tradition : 'ancestor worship' as reverse orientalism -- Conclusion.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Leipzig and Utrecht, 2015, under the title: Divisive matters : aesthetic difference and authority in a Congolese spiritual movement "from Japan."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Temple messianique art de johrei (Congo)