Weaving and binding immigrant gods and female immortals in ancient Japan / [electronic resource] :
Michael Como.
- Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, 2010.
- xxi, 306 p.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-294) and index.
Immigrant gods on the road to Jindo -- Karakami and animal sacrifice -- Female rulers and female immortals -- The queen mother of the west and the ghosts of the Buddhist tradition -- Shamanesses, lavatories, and the magic of silk -- Silkworms and consorts -- Silkworm cults in the heavenly grotto : Amaterasu and the children of Ama No -- Hoakari.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.