Discourses of the Reappearing: The Reenactment of the "Cloth-Bridge Consecration Rite" at Mt. Tateyama

This article discusses the modern reenactments of the Nunohashi kanjōe (the "Cloth-Bridge Consecration [Initiation] rite") in Tateyama-chō, Toyama prefecture, and the religious and political issues they raised. Originally a popular Edo-period rite for women's salvation, the Nunohashi...

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Main Author: Averbuch, Irit (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [2011]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2011, Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-54
Further subjects:B Women
B Festivals
B Gagaku
B Buddhism
B Religious Studies
B Priests
B Religious rituals
B Mandalas
B Hell
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