{"product_id":"defining-shugendo-andrea-castiglioni-9781350179394","title":"Defining Shugendo: Critical Studies on Japanese Mountain Religion","description":"\u003ci\u003eDefining Shugendo\u003c\/i\u003e brings together leading international experts on Japanese mountain asceticism to discuss what has been an essential component of Japanese religions for more than a thousand years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors explore how mountains have been abodes of deities, a resting place for the dead, sources of natural bounty and calamities, places of religious activities, and a vast repository of symbols. The book shows that many peoples have chosen them as sites for ascetic practices, claiming the potential to attain supernatural powers there. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book discusses the history of scholarship on Shugendo, the development process of mountain worship, and the religious and philosophical features of devotion at specific sacred mountains. Moreover, it reveals the rich material and visual culture associated with Shugendo, from statues and steles, to talismans and written oaths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Castiglioni\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350179396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350179394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Andrea Castiglioni","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982710014207,"sku":"9781350179394","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e866173-4f44-49fc-a73d-8ddb8476d520.jpg?v=1683262628","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/defining-shugendo-andrea-castiglioni-9781350179394","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}