The Robe of Leaves: A Nineteenth-Century Text of Shugendo Apologetics

The Robe of Leaves is an early modern text written by Gyochi (1778-1841), a priest and head scholar of the Tozan Shugendo organization. It presents the erudite face of a tradition that is usually associated with folklore and practice, rather than scholasticism. Along with a rise in government contro...

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Main Author: Klonos, George (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute 2019
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 103-128
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Edo period / Shugen (Sect) / Apologists / Religious literature / Literary production
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BL Buddhism
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Buddhism
B Traditions
B Robes
B Monks
B Religious Studies
B Priests
B Religious rituals
B Poetry
B Early Modern Period
B Folk religions
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