Localizing Paradise: Kumano Pilgrimage and the Religious Landscape of Premodern Japan

by D. Max Moerman

Although located far from the populated centres of traditional Japan, the three Kumano shrines occupied a central position in the Japanese religious landscape. For centuries Kumano was the most visited pilgrimage site in Japan and attracted devotees from across the boundaries of sect (Buddhist, Daoist, Shinto), class, and gender. It was also a major institutional centre, commanding networks of affiliated shrines, extensive landholdings, and its own...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674013956
• ISBN13: 9780674013957
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.7" x 9.3"