Catalpa Bow A Study of Shamanistic Practices in Japan

Name: Catalpa Bow A Study of Shamanistic Practices in Japan
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ISBN: 9781873410851

ISBN-10: 1873410859

ISBN-13: 9781873410851

Edition: 3rd 1999

Authors: Carmen Blacker

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This study of shamanistic practices in contemporary Japan examines the shamanic figures surviving in Japan today, their initiatory dreams, ascetic practices, and the supernatural beings with whom they communicate.

Book details

List price: $73.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 9/15/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Preface to the Third Edition


Preface to the Second Edition


Preface to the First Edition and Acknowledgements



The Bridge



The Sacred Beings



Witch Animals



The Other World



Ascesis



The Ancient Sibyl



The Living Goddess



The Blind Medium



The Ascetic's Initiation



The Visionary Journey



The Symbolic Journey



The Ascetic's Power



Village Oracles



Mountain Oracles



Exorcism



Conclusion


Appendix


Abbreviations


Select Bibliography


Additional Bibliography (Third Edition)


Glossary


Index