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KlappentextIn premodern Japan, legitimization of power and knowledge in various contexts was sanctioned by consecration rituals (kanjÅ) 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, kanjÅ rituals are examined from various perspectives: imperial ceremonies, Buddhist monastic rituals, vernacular religious forms (ShugendÅ 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 kanjÅ 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.
ZusammenfassungThe series Religion and Society (RS) contributes to the exploration of religions as social systems- both in Western and non-Western societies; in particular, it examines religions in their differentiation from, and intersection with, other cultural systems, such as art, economy, law and politics. Due attention is given to paradigmatic case or comparative studies that exhibit a clear theoretical orientation with the empirical and historical data of religion and such aspects of religion as ritual, the religious imagination, constructions of tradition, iconography, or media. In addition, the formation of religious communities, their construction of identity, and their relation to society and the wider public are key issues of this series.
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ISBN/GTIN978-3-11-072014-3
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Verlag
Erscheinungsjahr2022
Erscheinungsdatum31.01.2022
ReiheReligion and Society
Reihen-Nr.87
Seiten505 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
Gewicht888 g
Illustrationen25 b/w and 15 col. ill., 8 b/w tbl., 1 col. maps
Artikel-Nr.49462002
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