The Secret World of Shugendō: Sacred Mountains and the Search for Meaning in Post-Disaster Japan - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Shayne A. P. DahlSeries:Where Religion LivesPublish date:11/25/2025Pages:268
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469690605ISBN-10:1469690608UPC:9781469690605Book Category:Religion, Social Science, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Eastern, Anthropology, ReligiousSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SCNW8H9WGY
The Secret World of Shugendō: Sacred Mountains and the Search for Meaning in Post-Disaster Japan
In this compelling narrative of discovery set in Japan's remote Dewa Sanzan mountain range, Shayne A. P. Dahl describes Shugendō, a secretive religious tradition that combines aspects of Shinto, Buddhism, and mountain worship. As a participant-observer, Dahl invites readers into the practices of contemporary ascetics who see the sacred mountains as wombs within which cycles of life, death, and...
Series: Where Religion Lives
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of North Carolina PressISBN-13:9781469690605ISBN-10:1469690608UPC:9781469690605Book Category:Religion, Social Science, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Eastern, Anthropology, ReligiousSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.84Product ID:SCNW8H9WGY
Shayne A. P. Dahl is an anthropologist who earned his doctorate at the University of Toronto and has held postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University, McMaster University, and the University of Lethbridge.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
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