The Fluid Pantheon: Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 1

Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, The Fluid Pantheon is the first installment of a multivolume project that promises to be a milestone in our understanding of the mythico-ritual system of esoteric Buddhism—specifically the nature and roles of deities in the religious world...

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Main Author: Faure, Bernard 1948- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Honolulu University of Hawaii Press 2015
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