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Ascetic practices are a common feature of religion in Japan, practiced by different religious traditions. This book looks at these ascetic practices in an inter-sectarian and inter-doctrinal fashion, in order to highlight the underlying themes common to all forms of asceticism. It does so by employing a multidisciplinary methodology, which integrates participant fieldwork – the author himself engaged extensively in ascetic practices – with a hermeneutical interpretation of the body as the primary locus of transmission of the ascetic 'embodied tradition'. By unlocking this 'bodily data', the book unveils the human body as the main tool and text of ascetic practice. This book includes discussion of the many extraordinary rituals practiced by Japanese ascetics.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Tullio Federico Lobetti is Senior Teaching Fellow in the Study of Religions Department at SOAS, University of London, UK.Foreword writer, Hirochika Nakamaki, is Director of the Suita City Museum and Professor Emeritus of the National Museum of Ethnology, Japan.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction 1. Translating Fundamental Categories: The Human Body and Asceticism 2. Modes of Ascetic Practice 3. The Ascetic Practitioner: Identity and Motivation 4. Ascetic Practices in Context 5. Corporis Ascensus Conclusion

Review

"Ascetic Practices in Japanese Religion makes a fine introductory read for students of Japanese religions and Shugendo and offers creative theoretical insights." - Shayne A. P. Dahl, University of Toronto

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"Ascetic Practices in Japanese Religion makes a fine introductory read for students of Japanese religions and Shugendo and offers creative theoretical insights." - Shayne A. P. Dahl, University of Toronto

Details ISBN1138652067 Author Tullio Federico Lobetti Short Title ASCETIC PRACTICES IN JAPANESE Language English ISBN-10 1138652067 ISBN-13 9781138652064 Media Book Format Paperback Pages 192 Year 2016 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 204.470952 Publication Date 2016-01-21 Series Japan Anthropology Workshop Series Affiliation School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London, UK UK Release Date 2016-01-21 AU Release Date 2016-01-21 NZ Release Date 2016-01-21 Illustrations 50 Tables, black and white; 30 Line drawings, black and white; 30 Illustrations, black and white Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Alternative 9780415833752 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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