Assembling Shinto: Buddhist approaches to kami worship in medieval Japan

Part I. Mt. Miwa and the Yamato landscape : The ancient cultic site -- The sacred mountain -- From Izumo to Yamato -- Of snakes and women -- The Omiwa family and the early Yamato rulers -- Miwa as a cultural and economic centre -- The Omiwa shrine and its festivals -- The Omiwa jinguji -- Within the...

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Main Author:	Andreeva, Anna (Author)
Format:	Book/Monograph
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts Published by the Harvard University Asia Center 2017
Series:	Harvard East Asian monographs 396
In:	Harvard East Asian monographs (396)
Subjects:	Miwa Mountain Region (Japan) > Religious life and customs > History > To 1500 Geschichte Anfänge-1868 Buddhismus Synkretismus Miwa-Shintō Japan
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Author Notes:	Anna Andreeva