Devotion in Flesh and Bone: The Mummified Corpses of Mount Yudono Ascetics in Edo-Period Japan

In contemporary Japan the fame of Mount Yudono (Yamagata prefecture) derives from the high concentration of mummified bodies of ascetics, which are enshrined in various temples of this mountainous area. These taxidermic statues are often interpreted as the final result of a voluntary abandonment of...

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Main Author: Castiglioni, Andrea (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Univ. 2019
In: Asian ethnology
Year: 2019, Volume: 78, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-52
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