Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Emplacing a Pilgrimage: The ?yama Cult and Regional Religion in Early Modern Japan (Harvard East Asian Monographs)

Emplacing a Pilgrimage: The ?yama Cult and Regional Religion in Early Modern Japan (Harvard East Asian Monographs)
Emplacing a Pilgrimage The yama Cult and Regional Religion in Early Modern Japan - Harvard East Asian Monographs
Author: Barbara Ambros
Towering over the Kanto Plain, the sacred mountain oyama (literally, “Big Mountain”) has loomed large over the religious landscape of early modern Japan. By the Edo period (1600–1868), the revered peak had undergone a transformation from secluded spiritual retreat to popular pilgrimage destination. Its status as a regional l...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780674027756
ISBN-10: 0674027752
Publication Date: 3/31/2008
Pages: 325
Rating:
  ?
0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: Harvard University Asia Center
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review


Genres:


Back to the Top ↑
By using this Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms of Use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
US Patent Number 7,877,315 | Copyright © 2004 - 2024 PaperBackSwap.com. All Rights Reserved.