Religion and Politics in Heian-Period Japan

The religious culture of Japan's Heian period (794-1185), like that of other times and places, was structured by power differentials; it can therefore fruitfully be understood as political. Combining kami worship (popularly known as Shinto), esoteric and exoteric Buddhism, spirit possession, an...

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Main Author: Blair, Heather (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2013
In: Religion compass
Year: 2013, Volume: 7, Issue: 8, Pages: 284-293
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