Rituals of Initiation and Consecration in Premodern Japan

Power and Legitimacy in Kingship, Religion, and the Arts
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-11-072014-3
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 87, 505 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 230 mm, Gewicht: 888 g

Reihe: Religion and Society

In premodern Japan, legitimization of power and knowledge in various contexts was sanctioned by consecration rituals (kanjo) of Buddhist origin. This is the first book to address in a comprehensive way the multiple forms and aspects of these rituals also in relation to other Asian contexts.The multidisciplinary chapters in the book address the origins of these rituals in ancient Persia and India and their developments in China and Tibet, before discussing in depth their transformations in medieval Japan. In particular, kanjo rituals are examined from various perspectives: imperial ceremonies, Buddhist monastic rituals, vernacular religious forms (Shugendo mountain cults, Shinto lineages), rituals of bodily transformation involving sexual practice, and the performing arts: a history of these developments, descriptions of actual rituals, and reference to religious and intellectual arguments based on under-examined primary sources. No other book presents so many cases of kanjo in such depth and breadth.This book is relevant to readers interested in Buddhist studies, Japanese religions, the history of Japanese culture, and in the intersections between religious doctrines, rituals, legitimization, and performance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rambelli, Fabio

Porath, Or

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Buddhismus: Leben & Praxis, Soziale Aspekte

Über Autor(innen)

Fabio Rambelli, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA und Or Porath, Universität Leiden, Niederlande.

Fabio Rambelli, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA and Or Porath, Leiden University, Netherlands.