Emplacing a Pilgrimage: The Ōyama Cult and Regional Religion in Early Modern Japan

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Barbara Ambros

Emplacing a Pilgrimage

The Ōyama Cult and Regional Religion in Early Modern Japan

Barbara Ambros

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Harvard University, Asia Center
31 March 2008

Shintoism

Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs

"Towering over the Kanto Plain, the sacred mountain Ōyama (literally, ""Big Mountain"") has loomed large over the religious landscape of early modern Japan.

By the Edo period (1600–1868), the revered peak had undergone a transformation from secluded spiritual retreat to popular pilgrimage destination. Its status as a regional landmark among its devotees was boosted by its proximity to the shogunal capital and the wide appeal of its amalgamation of Buddhism, Shinto, mountain asceticism, and folk beliefs. The influence of the Ōyama cult-the intersecting beliefs, practices, and infrastructure associated with the sacred site-was not lost on the ruling Tokugawa shogunate, which saw in the pilgrimage an opportunity to reinforce the communal ideals and social structures that the authorities espoused.

Barbara Ambros provides a detailed narrative history of the mountain and its place in contemporary society and popular religion by focusing on the development of the Ōyama cult and its religious, political, and socioeconomic contexts. Richly illustrated and carefully researched, this study emphasizes the importance of ""site"" or ""region"" in considering the multifaceted nature and complex history of religious practice in Tokugawa Japan."

By: Barbara Ambros
Imprint: Harvard University, Asia Center
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: No. 297
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 636g
ISBN: 9780674027756
ISBN 10: 0674027752
Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs
Pages: 325
Publication Date: 31 March 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Barbara Ambros is Professor in East Asian Religions in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.