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Founding Territorial Cults in Early Japan Traces of a Forgotten Ritual in Ancient Myths and Legends

The first book that deals with the territorial cults of early Japan by focusing on how such cults were founded in ownerless regions. Numerous ancient Japanese myths and legends are discussed to show that the typical founding ritual was a two-phase ritual that turned the territory into a horizontal m...

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Main Author: Domenig, G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Brill 2023
Subjects:
Shinto
Spatial Anthropology
Nihon Shoki
Sacred Groves
Thema Editeur::1 Place Qualifiers::1f Asia::1fp East Asia, Far East::1fpj Japan
Divination
Foundation Rituals
Land-claiming
Ancient Japan
Thema Editeur::q Philosophy And Religion::qr Religion And Beliefs::qrr Other Religions And Spiritual Beliefs::qrrl East Asian Religions::qrrl3 Shintoism
Charter Myths
Creation Myths
Settlement Geography
Comparative Studies
Thema Editeur::n History And Archaeology::nh History::nhf Asian History
Fudoki
Kojiki
Founder Worship
Landnámabók
Thema Editeur::j Society And Social Sciences::jh Sociology And Anthropology::jhm Anthropology
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Collection: Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The first book that deals with the territorial cults of early Japan by focusing on how such cults were founded in ownerless regions. Numerous ancient Japanese myths and legends are discussed to show that the typical founding ritual was a two-phase ritual that turned the territory into a horizontal microcosm, complete with its own 'terrestrial heaven' inhabited by local deities. Reversing Mircea Eliade's popular thesis, the author concludes that the concept of the human-made horizontal microcosm is not a reflection but the source of the religious concept of the macrocosm with gods dwelling high up in the sky.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
ISBN:9789004685819
9789004686458

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