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The Miracles of the Kasuga Deity

About The Miracles of the Kasuga Deity

In this peerless study of the Kasuga Gongen genki, twenty fourteenth-century picture scrolls illuminating the sacred powers of the Kasuga Shrine on Mount Miyama, Royall Tyler collapses the distinction between high and low forms of medieval Japanese religious practice and argues for reading in the scrolls critical reflections of developments in Japanese history, society, culture, literature, and religion.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780231069595
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 314
  • Published:
  • April 4, 2016
  • Dimensions:
  • 229x155x22 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 476 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: January 26, 2025

Description of The Miracles of the Kasuga Deity

In this peerless study of the Kasuga Gongen genki, twenty fourteenth-century picture scrolls illuminating the sacred powers of the Kasuga Shrine on Mount Miyama, Royall Tyler collapses the distinction between high and low forms of medieval Japanese religious practice and argues for reading in the scrolls critical reflections of developments in Japanese history, society, culture, literature, and religion.

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