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Rituals of Initiation and Consecration in Premodern Japan
Power and Legitimacy in Kingship, Religion, and the Arts
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Edited by:
Fabio Rambelli
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English
Published/Copyright:
2022
About this book
In premodern Japan, legitimization of power and knowledge in various contexts was sanctioned by consecration rituals (kanjō) of Buddhist origin. This is the first book to address in a comprehensive way the multiple forms and aspects of these rituals also in relation to other Asian contexts.
The multidisciplinary chapters in the book address the origins of these rituals in ancient Persia and India and their developments in China and Tibet, before discussing in depth their transformations in medieval Japan. In particular, kanjō rituals are examined from various perspectives: imperial ceremonies, Buddhist monastic rituals, vernacular religious forms (Shugendō mountain cults, Shinto lineages), rituals of bodily transformation involving sexual practice, and the performing arts: a history of these developments, descriptions of actual rituals, and reference to religious and intellectual arguments based on under-examined primary sources. No other book presents so many cases of kanjō in such depth and breadth.
This book is relevant to readers interested in Buddhist studies, Japanese religions, the history of Japanese culture, and in the intersections between religious doctrines, rituals, legitimization, and performance.
The multidisciplinary chapters in the book address the origins of these rituals in ancient Persia and India and their developments in China and Tibet, before discussing in depth their transformations in medieval Japan. In particular, kanjō rituals are examined from various perspectives: imperial ceremonies, Buddhist monastic rituals, vernacular religious forms (Shugendō mountain cults, Shinto lineages), rituals of bodily transformation involving sexual practice, and the performing arts: a history of these developments, descriptions of actual rituals, and reference to religious and intellectual arguments based on under-examined primary sources. No other book presents so many cases of kanjō in such depth and breadth.
This book is relevant to readers interested in Buddhist studies, Japanese religions, the history of Japanese culture, and in the intersections between religious doctrines, rituals, legitimization, and performance.
Author / Editor information
Fabio Rambelli, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA and Or Porath, Leiden University, Netherlands.
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Part One: Origins and Developments on the Asian Mainland
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Mori Masahide Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Introduction: Buddhist Consecration in China Dominic Steavu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Part Two: Imperial Consecration in Japan
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Matsumoto Ikuyo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Part Three: Religious Developments of the Imperial Consecration
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Tomishima Yoshiyuki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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Part Four: Developments in the Arts
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Inose Chihiro Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed |
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eBook published on:
January 19, 2022
eBook ISBN:
9783110720211
Hardcover published on:
January 31, 2022
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110720143
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Front matter:
24
Main content:
505
Illustrations:
25
Coloured Illustrations:
15
Coloured Maps:
1
Tables:
8
Audience(s) for this book
Scholars and students in Buddhist studies, ritual studies, Japanese religious and intellectual history, Asian religions
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