Initiation and its symbols in Japan
Author | : Tetsuo Funai |
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Total Pages | : 78 |
Release | : 1998 |
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Author | : Tetsuo Funai |
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Total Pages | : 78 |
Release | : 1998 |
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Author | : Fabio Rambelli |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 529 |
Release | : 2022-01-19 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 3110720213 |
In premodern Japan, legitimization of power and knowledge in various contexts was sanctioned by consecration rituals (kanjō) of Buddhist origin. This is the first book to address in a comprehensive way the multiple forms and aspects of these rituals also in relation to other Asian contexts. The multidisciplinary chapters in the book address the origins of these rituals in ancient Persia and India and their developments in China and Tibet, before discussing in depth their transformations in medieval Japan. In particular, kanjō rituals are examined from various perspectives: imperial ceremonies, Buddhist monastic rituals, vernacular religious forms (Shugendō mountain cults, Shinto lineages), rituals of bodily transformation involving sexual practice, and the performing arts: a history of these developments, descriptions of actual rituals, and reference to religious and intellectual arguments based on under-examined primary sources. No other book presents so many cases of kanjō in such depth and breadth. This book is relevant to readers interested in Buddhist studies, Japanese religions, the history of Japanese culture, and in the intersections between religious doctrines, rituals, legitimization, and performance.
Author | : Mark Hosak |
Publisher | : Lotus Press |
Total Pages | : 674 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 0914955640 |
Written in a remarkably precise and lucid style by two foremost authors on Reiki, this compendium reveals indispensable information of tremendous spiritual value, including the dedication rituals necessary for the practice of Reiki as well as the complex overall healing system.
Author | : George Oliver |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 1829 |
Genre | : Initiations (in religion, folk-lore, etc.) |
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Author | : William M. Bodiford |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1993-01-01 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780824814823 |
Explores how Soto monks between the 13th and 16th centuries developed new forms of monastic organization and Zen instructions and new applications for Zen rituals within lay life; how these innovations helped shape rural society; and how remnants of them remain in the modern Soto school, now the lar
Author | : Martin Heißwolf |
Publisher | : Langham Publishing |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 2018-02-14 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1783683716 |
It is no secret that Christianity has been widely rejected in Japan with less than two percent of the population identifying as Christian. The dominant worldview in Japan is deeply animistic, with beliefs such as the Japanese mana-concept, ki (気), the Japanese soul-concept, and the concept of God/god(s), kami (神), being deeply rooted in the culture and fundamentally influencing society. Dr Martin Heißwolf, with his years of experience in Japan, critically examines Japanese animism in light of core Christian beliefs, such as the concepts of “peace” and “salvation.” Central to Japanese people’s rejection of Christian truth is the diametric opposition of its supernatural message to the natural focus of Japanese animistic folk religion. Heißwolf’s meticulous study is framed squarely within missiological thought and praxis so Christians serving in Japanese contexts are better able to communicate the message of the gospel by more fully understanding Japanese people, people by whom God wants to be known.
Author | : Bernhard Scheid |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2015-04-22 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 113416873X |
The Japanese Middle Ages were a period when forms of secrecy dominated religious practice. This fascinating collection traces out the secret characteristics and practices in Japanese religion, as well as analyzing the decline of religious esotericism in Japan. The essays in this impressive work refer to Esoteric Buddhism as the core of Japan’s "culture of secrecy". Esoteric Buddhism developed in almost all Buddhist countries of Asia, but it was of particular importance in Japan where its impact went far beyond the borders of Buddhism, also affecting Shinto as well as non-religious forms of discourse. The contributors focus on the impact of Esoteric Buddhism on Japanese culture, and also include comparative chapters on India and China. Whilst concentrating on the Japanese medieval period, this book will give readers familiar with present day Japan, many explanations for the still visible remnants of Japan’s medieval culture of secrecy.
Author | : George Oliver |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1855 |
Genre | : Freemasonry |
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Author | : Reiko Mochinaga Brandon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780824816278 |
Author | : Maureen J. Kelly |
Publisher | : Lotus Press |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 0914955926 |
Reiki and the Healing Buddha reconnects Reiki with its Buddhist antecedents and provides both the experienced practitioner and the interested lay person with new insights and viewpoints on Reiki.