Umfang:
1 online resource (XXIV, 505 pages).
ISBN:
978-3-11-072021-1
Serie:
Religion and Society 87
Inhalt:
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
Anmerkung:
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 31. Jan 2022)
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In English
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783110720143
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Theologie/Religionswissenschaften
Schlagwort(e):
Weihe
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Initiation
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Ritus
;
Buddhismus
;
Künste
;
Religionssoziologie
;
Weihe
;
Initiation
;
Ritus
;
Buddhismus
;
Tempel
;
Buddhismus
;
Shintō
;
Weihe
;
Ritus
;
Kaiserweihe
;
Ritus
;
Buddhismus
;
Konferenzschrift
DOI:
10.1515/9783110720211
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110720211
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110720211
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110720211
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110720211
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