Chapter Three God, Life Processes, and the New Age

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Conventions xiii
5. Introduction: The Study of the People’s Religions 1
6. Chapter One Changing Pilgrimage Culture at Mount Fuji 27
7. Chapter Two Ritual Appropriation of the Mountain 61
8. Chapter Three God, Life Processes, and the New Age 92
9. Chapter Four The Appeal for Economy in Ritual Life 115
10. Chapter Five Jikigyō Miroku’s Final Austerity 135
11. Conclusion 156
12. Glossary of Japanese and Chinese Characters 159
13. Abbreviations 169
14. Notes 171
15. Bibliography 237
16. Index 263