The secret world of Shugendō sacred mountains and the search for meaning in post-disaster Japan / Shayne A.P. Dahl.
| Author/creator | Dahl, Shayne A. P. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2025] |
| Description | xiv, 252 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist) |
| Subjects |
| Series | Where religion lives Where religion lives. ^A1406485 |
| Contents | Mountains of Time: A Tour of Mount Haguro -- Summits and Waterfalls: The Shugyō Experience -- Rebirth in the Mountain's Womb: Shugyō Interpreted -- The Buddha and the Kami: Mountain Politics and Historical Consciousness -- Autumn's Peak: Buddhist Temporality and Ascetic Ethics -- Summits Where Souls Gather: Ancestral Space-time and Disaster Pilgrimage on Gassan -- The Buddha Mummies of Mount Yudono: Cosmic Bodies of the Future Past -- Epilogue: The Mountain Vista. |
| Abstract | "In this compelling narrative of discovery set in Japan's remote Dewa Sanzan mountain range, Shayne A.P. Dahl describes Shugendo, a secretive religious tradition that combines aspects of Shinto, Buddhism, and mountain worship. As a participant-observer, Dahl invites readers into the practices of contemporary ascetics who see the sacred mountains as wombs within which cycles of life, death, and rebirth can be harnessed for the sake of personal transformation and existential realization. As Dahl argues, immersion in Shugendo provides ascetics and pilgrims with an escape from capitalist modernity and an avenue for self-reflection in the wake of the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster near Fukushima in March 2011. Immersing readers in the intimate and hidden dimensions of Shugendo, Dahl sheds light on how practitioners sustain their traditions in the face of modern temptations and tensions within their religious communities. Filled with insight into Shugendo's contribution to Japanese cultural identity, this book offers groundbreaking perspective on the intersections of ecology, disaster, religion, the human condition, and death"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2025015442 |
| ISBN | 9781469690599 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9781469690605 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |