02733nam a2200385Ka 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019006001900036007001500055008004100070040001300111020003500124020003200159035002100191035001800212043001200230050002600242082001600268049000900284100001900293245012000312260005100432300003600483504006400519505035200583520103700935500004701972651002102019655002202040776015402062856008602216910001602302994001202318999001702330ocn663886536OCoLC20200709055305.0m        d        cr cnu---unuuu100913s2010    hiu     sb    001 0 eng d  aN$TcN$T  a9781441671141 (electronic bk.)  a1441671145 (electronic bk.)  a(OCoLC)663886536  a336260b(N$T)  aa-ja--- 4aBL2202.3b.C66 2010eb04a299.5/6222  aN$TA1 aComo, Michael.10aWeaving and bindingh[electronic resource] :bimmigrant gods and female immortals in ancient Japan /cMichael Como.  aHonolulu :bUniversity of Hawaii Press,c2010.  a1 online resource (xxi, 306 p.)  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 279-294) and index.0 aImmigrant 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.1 a"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.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aJapanxReligion. 4aElectronic books.08iPrint version:aComo, Michael.tWeaving and binding.dHonolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 2010z9780824829575w(DLC)  2009015371w(OCoLC)318716145403NetLibraryuhttp://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=336260  acpp1723AUTO  a02bN$T  c49949d49949