The Fluid Pantheon: Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 1 9780824857028
Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, The Fluid Pantheon is the first installment of a multivolum
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English Pages 496 Year 2015
Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Prologue
1. Twists and Turns: Pantheons, Structures, Beyond and In Between
2. Under the Gaze of the Stars: Myōken and the Northern Dipper
3. The Elusive Center: Fudō
4. Lust but Not Least: Aizen Myōō
5. Fearful Symmetry: The Twin Kings
6. The Hidden Jewel: The Wish-fulfilling Jewel
7. Living Jewels: From Hachiman to Nyoirin Kannon
Coda
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Index
