Weaving and Binding: Immigrant Gods and Female Immortals in Ancient Japan 9780824837525
Among the most exciting developments in the study of Japanese religion over the past two decades has been the discovery
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Immigrant Gods on the Road to Jindō
Chapter 2. Karakami and Animal Sacrifice
Chapter 3. Female Rulers and Female Immortals
Chapter 4. The Queen Mother of the West and the Ghosts of the Buddhist Tradition
Chapter 5. Shamanesses, Lavatories, and the Magic of Silk
Chapter 6. Silkworms and Consorts
Chapter 7. Silkworm Cults in the Heavenly Grotto
Conclusion
Glossary of Names and Terms
Appendix
Notes and Abbreviations
Works Cited
Index
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Immigrant Gods on the Road to Jindō
Chapter 2. Karakami and Animal Sacrifice
Chapter 3. Female Rulers and Female Immortals
Chapter 4. The Queen Mother of the West and the Ghosts of the Buddhist Tradition
Chapter 5. Shamanesses, Lavatories, and the Magic of Silk
Chapter 6. Silkworms and Consorts
Chapter 7. Silkworm Cults in the Heavenly Grotto
Conclusion
Glossary of Names and Terms
Appendix
Notes and Abbreviations
Works Cited
Index
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- Michael Como
