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The miracles of the Kasuga deity /

In this peerless study of the Kasuga Gongen genki, twenty fourteenth-century picture scrolls illuminating the sacred powers of the Kasuga Shrine on Mount Miyama, Royall Tyler collapses the distinction between high and low forms of medieval Japanese religious practice and argues for reading in the sc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tyler, Royall
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In this peerless study of the Kasuga Gongen genki, twenty fourteenth-century picture scrolls illuminating the sacred powers of the Kasuga Shrine on Mount Miyama, Royall Tyler collapses the distinction between high and low forms of medieval Japanese religious practice and argues for reading in the scrolls critical reflections of developments in Japanese history, society, culture, literature, and religion.
Notas:Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed July 25, 2016).
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231534765
0231534760