Como, Michael.

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.






Japan--Religion.


Electronic books.

BL2202.3 / .C66 2010

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