Emplacing a Pilgrimage The Ōyama Cult and Regional Religion in Early Modern Japan |
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| Author:
| Ambros, Barbara |
| Series title: | Harvard East Asian Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-02775-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2008 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University, Asia Center
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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The sacred mountain Ōyama (literally, "Big Mountain") has loomed over the religious landscape of early modern Japan. Ambros provides a narrative history of the mountain and its place in contemporary society and popular religion by focusing on the development of the Ōyama cult and its religious, political, and socioeconomic contexts.
The sacred mountain Ōyama (literally, "Big Mountain") has loomed over the religious landscape of early modern Japan. Ambros provides a narrative history of the mountain and its place in contemporary society and popular religion by focusing on the development of the Ōyama cult and its religious, political, and socioeconomic contexts.