"To Tread on High Clouds": Dreams of Eternal Youth in Early Japan
Between 700 and 1000 CE, Japanese political elites engaged in a variety of practices dedicated to obtaining longevity. Although most of these had continental roots, Japanese courtiers selected and adapted methods to suit their particular social and political circumstances. In particular, they were i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nanzan Institute
[2015]
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Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 42, Issue: 2, Pages: 275-317 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Japan
/ Eternal youth
/ Life prolongation
/ Ethnic medicine
/ Courtly culture
/ History 700-1000
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AG Religious life; material religion BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism KBM Asia TE Middle Ages |
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Buddhism
B Ceremonies B Medical Practice B Religious Studies B Religious rituals B Immortality B Poetry B Longevity B Age |
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