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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_6402
dc.contributor.author	Suzuki Masataka
dc.title	The Localisation of Kumano Gongen Cult and Mountain Beliefs: From engi to kagura
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	This paper discusses the Kumano Gongen cult, which played an important role for Japanese religious beliefs and mountain beliefs. The first part is the analysis of the engi of Kumano in comparison with that of Hikosan in medieval times. The second part focuses on the localisation of Kumano Gongen cult tracing and explaining the shift from engi to kagura in medieval and modern times. This paper analyses the contents of the Kumano Gongen gosuijaku engi focusing on three themes: 1) mountain beliefs found in engi narratives; 2) the concept of kami; and 3) the diffusion and localisation of religious concepts about Kirime no Ōji, showing how the shift from Gongen to Ōji occurred.
dc.relation.ispartof	Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
dc.relation.ispartof	Religion and Thought
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2021-10-18
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-528-5/the-localisation-of-kumano-gongen-cult-and-mountai/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-527-8/005
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8976
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9395
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-528-5
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-527-8
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	no
dc.subject	Engi
dc.subject	Engi
dc.subject	Kagura
dc.subject	Kagura
dc.subject	Kumano
dc.subject	Kumano
dc.subject	Mountain beliefs
dc.subject	Mountain beliefs
dc.subject	Pilgrimage
dc.subject	Pilgrimage
dc.subject	Ritual
dc.subject	Ritual
dc.subject	Shugendō
dc.subject	Shugendō

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The Localisation of Kumano Gongen Cult and Mountain Beliefs: From engi to kagura

Masataka Suzuki Keiō University, Japan

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This paper discusses the Kumano Gongen cult, which played an important role for Japanese religious beliefs and mountain beliefs. The first part is the analysis of the engi of Kumano in comparison with that of Hikosan in medieval times. The second part focuses on the localisation of Kumano Gongen cult tracing and explaining the shift from engi to kagura in medieval and modern times. This paper analyses the contents of the Kumano Gongen gosuijaku engi focusing on three themes: 1) mountain beliefs found in engi narratives; 2) the concept of kami; and 3) the diffusion and localisation of religious concepts about Kirime no Ōji, showing how the shift from Gongen to Ōji occurred.

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Oct. 18, 2021

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Keywords: Engi • Shugendō • Ritual • Pilgrimage • Mountain beliefs • Kumano • Kagura

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