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Sep 15, 2021 36 min

[S2E2] 👐 Power Spots with Caleb Carter

from Beyond Japan with Oliver Moxham Hosted by Centre for Japanese Studies at UEA

Oliver is joined by Caleb Carter, Assistant Professor of Japanese Religions and Buddhist Studies at Kyushu University, to discuss power spots, or pawā-supotto as they are known in Japan. Caleb walks us through how a global movement which began in 1960s USA and UK claiming the healing energies at key sites of natural beauty came to be embraced in Japan, peaking in popularity as recently as 2010. We explore how this communal term has been applied at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples to a mixed reception from religious authorities, as well as unexpected uses of the term at heritage sites of a more grisly nature. Image and audio credits Intro-outro audio: jasonszklarek / MotionElements.com [L] & [R] Visitors drawing on healing energies from power spots. Photographs provided by Caleb Carter. Copyright © 2021 Oliver Moxham, ℗ 2021 Oliver Moxham. May be freely distributed in a classroom setting.

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