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

Posted on December 18, 2022 by Paula

Rituals of Initiation and Consecration in Premodern Japan: Power and Legitimacy in Kingship, Religion, and the Arts Edited by Fabio Rambelli & Or Porath In premodern Japan, legitimization of power and knowledge in various contexts was sanctioned by consecration rituals … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Protectors and Predators: Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 2

Posted on October 4, 2015 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press. Protectors and Predators: Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 2 Author: Faure, Bernard; 584pp. December 2015 Cloth – Price: $55.00 ISBN: 978-0-8248-3931-4 Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, Protectors and Predators is … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: Narratives of Sorrow and Dignity: Japanese Women, Pregnancy Loss, and Modern Rituals of Grieving

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Paula

Narratives of Sorrow and Dignity: Japanese Women, Pregnancy Loss, and Modern Rituals of Grieving. Oxford University Press, 2013 (Oxford Ritual Studies). ISBN 978-0-19-994215-2 (pbk) Author:  Smith, Bardwell L. Preface 1. Mizuko Kuyō: Memorial Services for Child Loss in Japan 2. … Continue reading →

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