An Otogizōshi in Context: Saru no sōshi and the Hie-Enryaku-ji Religious Multiplex in the Late Sixteenth Century

This article presents a multiple reading of Saru no sōshi: as a piece of lighthearted entertainment describing the marriage of the daughter of the monkey head-priest of Hiyoshi Shrine to a monkey from Yokawa; as an exposition of religious beliefs symbolizing the union of buddhas and kami in the Sann...

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Main Author: Takeuchi, L. L. 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Nanzan Institute [1996]
In: Japanese journal of religious studies
Year: 1996, Volume: 23, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 29-60
Further subjects:B Shrine Shinto
B Deities
B Narratives
B Religious Studies
B Priests
B Religious rituals
B Scrolls
B Prayer
B Processions
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