Tengu : the shamanic and esoteric origins of the Japanese martial arts /

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"The first in-depth study in English to examine the warrior and shamanic characteristics and significance of tengu in the martial art culture (bugei) of Muromachi Japan (1336-1573). According to Roald Knutsen, who is widely known for his writings on the samurai tradition, prompting his life-lon...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Knutsen, Roald
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Folkestone, Kent, UK : Global Oriental, 2011.
Subjects:
1185-1600
Tengu.
Folklore > Japan.
Martial arts > Japan > History.
Shamanism > Japan > History.
Folklore > Japon.
Chamanisme > Japon > Histoire.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Martial Arts & Self-Defense.
Folklore
Manners and customs
Martial arts
Shamanism
Tengu
Japan > Social life and customs > 1185-1600.
Japon > Mœurs et coutumes > 1185-1600.
Japan
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The tengu
  • About shamanism in the present context
  • Communing with the gods
  • Origins
  • Cultic symbols
  • The transition from the griffin to the hawk and crow
  • The shaman and his drum
  • Shamanism and the Japanese context
  • The transition from the ancient to the medieval period
  • Introduction of the Buddhist mikkyō
  • Were "the protectors" the proto-yamabushi?
  • Comparisons
  • An alternative origin for the tengu
  • Apparitions
  • Tengu weapons and other items
  • Dai-tengu and shō-tengu in the iconography
  • Messenger of the deities
  • Bugei tengu iconography
  • Marishit-ten and "divine assistance"
  • Tengu revisited.

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