02733nam a2200385Ka 4500 ocn663886536 OCoLC 20200709055305.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 100913s2010 hiu sb 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781441671141 (electronic bk.) 1441671145 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)663886536 336260 (N$T) a-ja--- BL2202.3 .C66 2010eb 299.5/6 22 N$TA Como, Michael. Weaving and binding [electronic resource] : immigrant gods and female immortals in ancient Japan / Michael Como. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 2010. 1 online resource (xxi, 306 p.) Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-294) and index. Immigrant gods on the road to Jindo -- Karakami and animal sacrifice -- Female rulers and female immortals -- The queen mother of the west and the ghosts of the Buddhist tradition -- Shamanesses, lavatories, and the magic of silk -- Silkworms and consorts -- Silkworm cults in the heavenly grotto : Amaterasu and the children of Ama No -- Hoakari. "Among the most exciting developments in the study of Japanese religion over the past two decades has been the discovery of tens of thousands of ritual vessels, implements, and scapegoat dolls (hitogata) from the Nara (710-784) and early Heian (794-1185) periods. Because inscriptions on many of the items are clearly derived from Chinese rites of spirit pacification, it is now evident that previous scholarship has mischaracterized the role of Buddhism in early Japanese religion. Weaving and Binding makes a compelling argument that both the Japanese royal system and the Japanese Buddhist tradition owe much to continental rituals centered on the manipulation of yin and yang, animal sacrifice, and spirit quelling. Building on these recent archaeological discoveries, Michael Como charts an epochal transformation in the religious culture of the Japanese islands, tracing the transmission and development of fundamental paradigms of religious practice to immigrant lineages and deities from the Korean peninsula."--BOOK JACKET. Description based on print version record. Japan Religion. Electronic books. Print version: Como, Michael. Weaving and binding. Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 2010 9780824829575 (DLC) 2009015371 (OCoLC)318716145 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=336260 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 49949 49949