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Author:   John K. Nelson
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
Imprint:   University of Washington Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   0.632kg
ISBN:  

9780295974996

ISBN 10:   0295974990
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   01 April 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

A Year in the Life of a Shinto Shrine Acknowledgments Conventions 1. Frames and Focuses 2. Historical Momentums 3. The Kami 4. Ritual and Ceremony: An Overview 5. Finding the Measure 6. Head Priest Uesugi Spring 7. Beans versus Demons 8. On Becoming a Priest: Matsumoto-san's Version 9. Backstage at the Doll's Day Festival 10. Judgement by Scalding Water 11. Festival for Fecundity Summer 12. Being Dirty, Getting Clean, and the Ritual of Great Purification 13. ""I Shouldn't Be Telling You This, But…"" 14. A Woman's Place Is the Shrine Autumn 15. Okunchi: A City's Heart and Soul 16. Children and Silk 17. Thanksgiving for New Rice Winter 18. On Spirit, Geomancy, and Sake 19. Sanctifying the Earth 20. Three Rites for Enduring and Beginning the Year 21. To Be an Adult Conclusion Appendix 1: The Rituals and Festivals of Suwa Shrine Appendix 2: Map and Guide to the Shrine Precincts Notes Glossary of Japanese Terms Works Cited Index

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