The structure and significance of the Spiritual Universe of the Okinawan Cult Center

Authors

  • Koichi Mori Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas. Departamento de Letras Orientais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2763-650X.i6p175-203

Keywords:

Immigration from Okinawa, Religious sincretism, Umbanda, Espiritismo Brasileiro, Possession, Ethnicity, Cultural invention

Abstract

This article will examine the characteristics and the meaning of spiritual universe and possession spirits of the spiritual center created by Maria Nobuko, a woman who immigrated to Brazil from Okinawa during the pre-war period, in individual and collective level. And also will discuss topics about the ethnic-religious identity of the founder and its followers, 90% of which are Okinawans or their descendents.

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Author Biography

  • Koichi Mori, Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas. Departamento de Letras Orientais
    Professor Doutor na Área de Língua e Literatura Japonesa do Departamento de Letras Orientais da FFLCH - USP

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Published

2016-02-02

Issue

No. 6 (2008)

Section

Artigos

How to Cite

Mori, K. (2016). The structure and significance of the Spiritual Universe of the Okinawan Cult Center. Revista De Estudos Orientais, 6, 175-203. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2763-650X.i6p175-203