Tengu : : the shamanic and esoteric origins of the Japanese martial arts /

Tengu : : the shamanic and esoteric origins of the Japanese martial arts / / by Roald Knutsen.

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This fully illustrated volume, including an eight-page colour-plate section, is the first in-depth study in English to examine the warrior and shamanic characteristics and significance of tengu in the martial art culture ( bugei ) of Muromachi Japan (1336-1573). According to Roald Knutsen, who is wi...

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Knutsen, Roald.
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Place / Publishing House:Folkestone, Kent, UK : : Global Oriental,, 2011.
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (281 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • The Tengu
  • About Shamanism in the Present Context
  • Communing with the Gods
  • Origins
  • Cultic Symbols
  • The Transition from the Griffin to the Hawk and Crow
  • The Shaman and his Drum
  • Shamanism and the Japanese Context
  • Transition from the Ancient to the Medieval Period
  • Introduction of the Buddhist Mikkyō
  • Were the ‘Protectors’ the Proto-Yamabushi?
  • Comparisons
  • An Alternative Origin for the Tengu
  • Apparitions
  • Tengu Weapons and Other Items
  • Dai-tengu and Shō-tengu in the Iconography
  • Messenger of the Deities
  • Bugei Tengu Iconography
  • Marishi-ten and ‘Divine Assistance’
  • Tengu Revisited
  • Endnotes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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