A Path into the Mountains : : Shugendō and Mount Togakushi / / Caleb Swift Carter.
Shugendō has been an object of fascination among scholars and the general public, yet its historical development remains an enigma. This book offers a provocative reexamination of the social, economic, and spiritual terrain from which this mountain religious system arose. Caleb Carter traces Shugend...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2022] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 13 illustrations, 2 in color |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Style
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Revisiting the History of Shugendō
- Part 1 Before Shugendō
- 1 Converting the Demon with Nine Heads
- 2 Emboldened Narratives
- 3 Contested Boundaries
- 4 Mountain Asceticism before Shugendō
- Part 2 Transmitting Shugendō
- 5 A Mountain School on the Move
- 6 A Path of Entry
- Part 3 Shugendō, Localized and Nationalized
- 7 Pilgrims, Dragon Worship, and New Kami
- 8 Embedding Shugendō into a Regional Landscape
- 9 Climbing for Laymen, Restrictions for Women
- 10 Ancient Lore for a Recent Tradition
- Epilogue
- East Asian Names and Terms
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author