1st Edition
Matsuri: The Festivals of Japan With a Selection from P.G. O'Neill's Photographic Archive of Matsuri
By Herbert Plutschow
Copyright 1996
300 Pages
by
Routledge
320 Pages
by
Routledge
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Contribution to Western understanding of the nature and manifestations of Shinto through the vast galaxy of historic festivals (matsuri) that are here categorized and analysed.
Introduction; 1: Shinto and Shinto-Buddhist Matrusi in Perspective; 1: What are Matsuri?; 2: The Structure of the Festival; 3: Shinto-Buddhist Festivals; 4: Festivals and the Fear of Evil Spirits; 5: The Evolution of Festivals; 2: The Visiting Deities; 6: The Form of Deities; 7: The Movement of Deities (T?gy?); 8: The Dancing Deities; 9: Ritual Drama
Biography
Herbert Plutschow
