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Assembling Shinto: Buddhist Approaches to Kami Worship in Medieval Japan
Anna Andreeva
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Description for Assembling Shinto: Buddhist Approaches to Kami Worship in Medieval Japan
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: RG. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 666.
During the late twelfth to fourteenth centuries, several precursors of what is now commonly known as Shinto came together for the first time. By focusing on Mt. Miwa in present-day Nara Prefecture and examining the worship of indigenous deities (kami) that emerged in its proximity, this book serves as a case study of the key stages of assemblage through which this formative process took shape. Previously unknown rituals, texts, and icons featuring kami, all of which were invented in medieval Japan under the strong influence of esoteric Buddhism, are evaluated using evidence from local and translocal ritual and ... Read more
During the late twelfth to fourteenth centuries, several precursors of what is now commonly known as Shinto came together for the first time. By focusing on Mt. Miwa in present-day Nara Prefecture and examining the worship of indigenous deities (kami) that emerged in its proximity, this book serves as a case study of the key stages of assemblage through which this formative process took shape. Previously unknown rituals, texts, and icons featuring kami, all of which were invented in medieval Japan under the strong influence of esoteric Buddhism, are evaluated using evidence from local and translocal ritual and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
665g
Number of Pages
420
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674970571
SKU
V9780674970571
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About Anna Andreeva
Anna Andreeva is a Research Fellow at the Cluster of Excellence Asia and Europe in a Global Context, Karl Jaspers Centre for Advanced Transcultural Studies, Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg.
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