Japan's Sexual Gods: Shrines, Roles and Rituals of Procreation and Protection

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-90-04-28891-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 49, 406 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 799 g

Reihe: Brill's Japanese Studies Libra

Japan’s Sexual Gods is an authoritative and original work that describes the unique deities represented by sexual objects in certain Japanese shrines and temples. Hundreds of sexual shrines still exist in spite of previous repression and range from the Tagata Shrine with its well-known giant festival phallus to small obscure places. Many also contain female sexual imagery and some phalluses act in a protective role. The study is based on observations of over 500 sexual sites including phallic festivals, many of which are modern inventions created purely for commercial reasons. The study makes an assessment of the place of sexual beliefs in modern Japan and includes almost 300 stunning original photographs, a glossary and a highly detailed map.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Turnbull, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Gottesdienst, Riten und Zeremonien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religiöse Fragen von Sexualität, Geschlecht und Beziehungen

Über Autor(innen)

Stephen Turnbull took his first degree at Cambridge and has MAs in Theology and Military History. His published PhD about Japan’s Kakure Kirishitan received the 1998 Japan Festival Literary Award. He is Visiting Professor at Akita International University.