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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, highlighting underlying themes common to all forms of asceticism. It does so by employing a multidisciplinary methodology, which integrates participant fieldwork with a hermeneutical interpretation of the body as the primary locus of transmission of the ascetic `embodied tradition¿. By unlocking this `bodily datä, 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.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781138652064
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 192
  • Udgivet:
  • 21. januar 2016
  • Størrelse:
  • 235x158x18 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 310 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 22. januar 2025

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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, highlighting underlying themes common to all forms of asceticism. It does so by employing a multidisciplinary methodology, which integrates participant fieldwork with a hermeneutical interpretation of the body as the primary locus of transmission of the ascetic `embodied tradition¿. By unlocking this `bodily datä, 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.

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