Weaving and Binding: Immigrant Gods and Female Immortals in Ancient Japan

Among the most exciting developments in the study of Japanese religion over the past two decades has been the discovery of tens of thousands of ritual vessels, implements, and scapegoat dolls (hitogata) from the Nara (710-784) and early Heian (794-1185) periods. Because inscriptions on many of the i...

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Main Author: Como, Michael (Author)
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Published: Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 2009
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505 8 0 |a Frontmatter -- -- Contents -- -- Acknowledgments -- -- Introduction -- -- Chapter 1. Immigrant Gods on the Road to Jindō -- -- Chapter 2. Karakami and Animal Sacrifice -- -- Chapter 3. Female Rulers and Female Immortals -- -- Chapter 4. The Queen Mother of the West and the Ghosts of the Buddhist Tradition -- -- Chapter 5. Shamanesses, Lavatories, and the Magic of Silk -- -- Chapter 6. Silkworms and Consorts -- -- Chapter 7. Silkworm Cults in the Heavenly Grotto -- -- Conclusion -- -- Glossary of Names and Terms -- -- Appendix -- -- Notes and Abbreviations -- -- Works Cited -- -- Index 
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