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The East Asian cultural sphere has figured prominently in recent collections of research on new religious movements (e.g. ,Ìý), Theosophy (e.g. ,Ìý) and global therapeutic cultures (e.g. ,Ìý), while it continues to attract the attention of scholars working on civil society (e.g. ) and self-help movements (e.g. ,Ìý).

But, although we are often aware of the complex entanglements between these seemingly separate areas of interest, we seldom have the opportunity to discuss such entanglements in and beyond East Asia.

At the same time, in the last twenty years, significant scholarship has been published in East Asia on this topic (recent books include ,Ìý,Ìý in Japan,Ìý,Ìý in China and ,Ìý in South Korea). 

This conference aims to offer such a chance by inviting academic contributions to reflect on the intertwined relationship between spirituality, healthcare and social movements in East Asia from a trans-national/local/cultural perspective. As a time of unprecedented changes and accelerated global interactions, our focus lies on the period between the nineteenth to the twentieth-first centuries.

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In order to accommodate multiple time zones and have a wider outreach, the conference will be spread over four Saturdays: 6 November,Ìý13 November,Ìý20 November and 27 November.

For more details, programme etc please see the conference webpage: