Real and imagined the Peak of Gold in Heian Japan
"During the Heian period, the sacred mountain Kinpusen came to prominence as a pilgrimage destination for the most powerful men in Japan--the Fujiwara regents and the retired emperors. This book depicts their trek from the capital to the rocky summit, as well as the imaginative landscape they n...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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Cambridge [u.a.]
Harvard Univ. Press
2015
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| Schriftenreihe: | Harvard East Asian monographs
376 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | "During the Heian period, the sacred mountain Kinpusen came to prominence as a pilgrimage destination for the most powerful men in Japan--the Fujiwara regents and the retired emperors. This book depicts their trek from the capital to the rocky summit, as well as the imaginative landscape they navigated, and sheds new light on Kinpusen, positioning it within the broader religious and political history of the Heian period"--Provided by the publisher |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-324) and index Part I. The mountain imagined -- Affective landscape -- The local pantheon -- Ritual regimes -- Part II. The real peak -- The trail -- Offerings and interments -- Personnel and politics -- Part III. Changing landscapes -- The fall of the Peak of Gold -- Engi and interchange -- Epilogue: The rise of Shugendo |
| Beschreibung: | xvi, 345 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 9780674504271 |