A remarkable collection of essays written by an international team of contributors explores different aspects of religion in Japan. Subjects discussed include new religions in postwar Japan, beliefs about fox-possession in the Heian period, and the religious life of the first shogunate in the late twelfth century. The essays offer fresh insights into the rich religious traditions of Japan, many of which have been previously neglected in the English-language writing on Japan.
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'Topics broached range from the Nara to the Heisei period, from folk religion to intellectual history, from religious state policy to private religious entrepreneurism, and from Okinawa to Hokkaido. As a result, the book will contain something to fascinate anyone with an interest in Japanese religion. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
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A remarkable collection of essays exploring different aspects of religion in Japan by an international team of contributors. The range of subjects include chapters on new religions in post-war Japan, on beliefs about fox-possession in the Heian period and on the religious life of the first shogunate in the late twelfth century. The essays offer fresh insights into the rich religious traditions of Japan, many of which have been previously neglected in the English-language writing on Japan.
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In The catalpa bow, Carmen Blacker alludes in two places to the kuji 'nine syllables', as used by a female ascetic to heal a headache, and by ascetics on Mt Ontake: One pair, poised on the edge of a precipitous slope down to the lake, was particularly remarkable. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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In The catalpa bow, Carmen Blacker alludes in two places to the kuji 'nine syllables', as used by a female ascetic to heal a headache, and by ascetics on Mt Ontake: One pair, poised on the edge of a precipitous slope down to the lake, was particularly remarkable. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
uchi rongi, kuji rituals, state academy directorate, sekiten rite, nusa altar, sekiten ceremony, canon bouddhique sino japonais, hoshi mandara, bakuhan state, older new religions, ritual programme, senior nobility, exposition phase, shi jiten, catalpa bow, nominal compliance, mizuko kuyo, bear festival, millet beer, palace expositions, fox spirits, branch temples, retired emperors Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pure Land, Lord of Heaven, New York, Kumano Sanzan, Iwanami Shoten, Okuni Takamasa, Tang China, Carmen Blacker, Dainichi Nyorai, Heian Japan, Hong Kong, Suzaku Gate, Japanese Buddhist, Komatsu Sensei, Miyake Hitoshi, Kikuchi Ginosuke, Maruyama Masao, Six Dynasties, Amida Nyorai, Cambridge University Press, Ichiji Kinrin, Inoue Nobutaka, Ishiyama Honganji, Joy Hendry, Kawaguchi Hisao New!
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- Katharine Briggs: Story Teller by Hilda R Ellis Davidson in Front Matter
- Interpreting the Hebrew Bible: Essays in Honour of E. I. J. Rosenthal (University of Cambridge Oriental Publications) by J. A. Emerton in Back Matter
- The History of Religions: Essays on the Problem of Understanding (Essays in Divinity, Vol. 1) by Jerald C. Brauer on page 233
- Indira Gandhi by Swraj Paul on page 18
- Facets of Taoism: Essays in Chinese Religion by Holmes Welch on page 6
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- Buddhas and Kami in Japan: Honji Suijaku as a Combinatory Paradigm by Fabio Rambelli in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Other Side of Zen: A Social History of Soto Zen Buddhism in Tokugawa Japan by Duncan Ryuken Williams in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Crossing the Gods: World Religions and Worldly Politics by N. J. Demerath III in Back Matter
- Contemporary Buddhist Ethics (Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism) by Damien Keown on page 167
- Interpreting Japanese Society: Anthropological Approaches by Joy Hendry on page 221
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