A path into the mountains Shugendō and Mount Togakushi /

Shugendō has been an object of fascination among scholars and the general public, yet its historical development remains an enigma. This book offers a provocative reexamination of the social, economic, and spiritual terrain from which this mountain religious system arose. Caleb Carter traces Shugen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Carter, Caleb Swift (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2022]
Temas:
Shugen (Sect) > History.
RELIGION / Buddhism / History.
Shugen (Sect)
Togakushi Mountain (Japan)
Japan > Togakushi Mountain.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Style
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Revisiting the History of Shugendō
  • Part 1
  • Before Shugendō
  • 1
  • Converting the Demon with Nine Heads
  • 2
  • Emboldened Narratives
  • 3
  • Contested Boundaries
  • 4
  • Mountain Asceticism before Shugendō
  • Part 2
  • Transmitting Shugendō
  • 5
  • A Mountain School on the Move
  • 6
  • A Path of Entry
  • Part 3
  • Shugendō, Localized and Nationalized
  • 7
  • Pilgrims, Dragon Worship, and New Kami
  • Plate 1
  • Plate 2
  • 8
  • Embedding Shugendō into a Regional Landscape
  • 9
  • Climbing for Laymen, Restrictions for Women
  • 10
  • Ancient Lore for a Recent Tradition
  • Epilogue
  • East Asian Names and Terms
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • Color plates follow page 126

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