Rituals of initiation and consecration in premodern Japan : power and legitimacy in kingship, religion, and the arts / edited by Fabio Rambelli and Or Porath

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 multi...

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Place / Publishing House:Berlin, Boston : De Gruyter, [2022]
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Religion and society 87
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Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XXIV, 505 Seiten); Illustrationen
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