{"product_id":"defining-shugendo-critical-studies-on-japanese-mountain-religion-paperback","title":"Defining Shugendo: Critical Studies on Japanese Mountain Religion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrea Castiglioni\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFabio Rambelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCarina Roth\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDefining Shugendo\u003c\/i\u003e brings together leading international experts on Japanese mountain asceticism to discuss what has been an essential component of Japanese religions for more than a thousand years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors explore how mountains have been abodes of deities, a resting place for the dead, sources of natural bounty and calamities, places of religious activities, and a vast repository of symbols. The book shows that many peoples have chosen them as sites for ascetic practices, claiming the potential to attain supernatural powers there. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book discusses the history of scholarship on Shugendo, the development process of mountain worship, and the religious and philosophical features of devotion at specific sacred mountains. Moreover, it reveals the rich material and visual culture associated with Shugendo, from statues and steles, to talismans and written oaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFabio Rambelli \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Japanese Religions and Cultural History and ISF Endowed Chair in Shinto Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarina Roth\u003c\/b\u003e is a Teaching and Research Fellow at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrea Castiglioni \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior lecturer in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nagoya City University, Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52630035136819,"sku":"9781350191587","price":84.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/c3RiVm5GdUpJa0YzWTd2VFFISzZxZz09.webp?v=1762145910","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/defining-shugendo-critical-studies-on-japanese-mountain-religion-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}