Rituals of Initiation and Consecration in Premodern Japan: Power and Legitimacy in Kingship, Religion, and the Arts 9783110720211, 9783110720143

In premodern Japan, legitimization of power and knowledge in various contexts was sanctioned by consecration rituals (ka

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Rituals of Initiation and Consecration in Premodern Japan: Power and Legitimacy in Kingship, Religion, and the Arts
9783110720211, 9783110720143

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