The Fox and the Jewel : : Shared and Private Meanings in Contemporary Japanese Inari Worship / / Karen A. Smyers.
The deity Inari has been worshipped in Japan since at least the early eighth century and today is a revered presence in such varied venues as Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples, factories, theaters, private households, restaurants, beauty shops, and rice fields. Although at first glance and to its man...
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Smyers, Karen A., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Fox and the Jewel : Shared and Private Meanings in Contemporary Japanese Inari Worship / Karen A. Smyers. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2021] ©1998 1 online resource (288 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Conventions -- 1 Introducing Inari -- 2 Priestly Traditions and Shamanic Influences -- 3 Symbolizing Inari: The Fox -- 4 Symbolizing Inari: The Jewel -- 5 A God of One's Own: Individualizing Inari -- 6 Shared Semantics and Private Persuasions -- 7 From Rice to Riches— the Inclusiveness of Inari -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star The deity Inari has been worshipped in Japan since at least the early eighth century and today is a revered presence in such varied venues as Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples, factories, theaters, private households, restaurants, beauty shops, and rice fields. Although at first glance and to its many devotees Inari worship may seem to be a unified phenomenon, it is in fact exceedingly multiple, noncodified, and noncentralized. No single regulating institution, dogma, scripture, or myth centers the practice. In this exceptionally insightful study, the author explores the worship of Inari in the context of homogeneity and diversity in Japan. The shape-shifting fox and the wish-fulfilling jewel, the main symbols of Inari, serve as interpretive metaphors to describe the simultaneously shared yet infinitely diverse meanings that cluster around the deity. That such diversity exists without the apparent knowledge of Inari worshippers is explained by the use of several communicative strategies that minimize the exchange of substantive information. Shared generalized meanings (tatemae) are articulated while private meanings and complexities (honne) are left unspoken. The appearance of unity is reinforced by a set of symbols representing fertility, change, and growth in ways that can be interpreted and understood by many individuals of various ages and occupations.The Fox and the Jewel describes the rich complexity of Inari worship in contemporary Japan. It explores questions of institutional and popular power in religion, demonstrates the ways people make religious figures personally meaningful, and documents the kinds of communicative styles that preserve the appearance of homogeneity in the face of astonishing factionalism. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) RELIGION / Philosophy. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 9783110564150 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824841133 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780824841133 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780824841133/original |
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