Redesigning the Death Rite and Redesignating the Tomb: The Separation of Kami and Buddhist Deities at the Mortuary Site for Emperor Antoku

This article explores the transformation of Emperor Antoku's mortuary temple Amidaji into a new shrine, Akamagū, which took place in the process of haibutsu kishaku in the early Meiji period. The focus of this article is on two aspects of this transformation: the change that the rituals in Anto...

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Main Author: Gunji, Naoko (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [2011]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 2011, Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 55-92
Further subjects:B Emperors
B Anniversaries
B Shrine Shinto
B Buddhism
B Mausoleums
B Deities
B Funerary rituals
B Priests
B Religious rituals
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