Japanese shamanism
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The book of Japanese anthropologist Kunio Yanagita is devoted to the study of the indigenous cultural dichotomy of the Japanese people - the dichotomy of Buddhism and shamanism. Working with the national mentality of Japan of the era of changes, creating a host of all kinds of fortunetellers, soothsides, magicians, etc., Yanagit tried to figure out all this diversity of intermediaries between “normal people” and thin worlds, separate true shamans from charlatans, as well as understand the essence, purpose and purpose and understanding The origin of the phenomenon of shamanism and give a description of the palette of its local manifestations.
The translation of N. A. Nevsky, the Soviet Japanist, who also considered shamanism, presented in the publication, is published for the first time based on the materials of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The translation of N. A. Nevsky, the Soviet Japanist, who also considered shamanism, presented in the publication, is published for the first time based on the materials of the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Author:
Author:Кунио Янагита
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Politics & Social Science
- Category:Science & Math
- Category:Reference books
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-904993-74-0
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