著者

橋迫 瑞穂

出版者

The Kantoh Sociological Society

雑誌

年報社会学論集 (ISSN:09194363)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2008, no.21, pp.25-36, 2008-07-20 (Released:2012-02-29)

参考文献数

15

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"SPICON" (Spiritual Convention) is one of the most famous events in recent spiritual boom in Japan. In "SPICON" many people including both sponsors and customers enjoy approaching the sacredness through buying things and taking part in sessions which are related to spirituality. Although approaching the sacredness is often accompanied with danger, they seem to devote themselves to "dedication" and yet keep themselves from any trouble and violence. How can they do so? In this paper I intend to verify, by taking "SPICON" as an example, that a new type of safety device for approaching the sacredness is appearing in Japanese society.