Japan’s Sexual Gods: Shrines, Roles and Rituals of Procreation and ProtectionBRILL, 2015/05/19 - 440 ページ Japan’s Sexual Gods is an authoritative and original work that describes the unique deities represented by sexual objects in certain Japanese shrines and temples. Hundreds of sexual shrines still exist in spite of previous repression and range from the Tagata Shrine with its well-known giant festival phallus to small obscure places. Many also contain female sexual imagery and some phalluses act in a protective role. The study is based on observations of over 500 sexual sites including phallic festivals, many of which are modern inventions created purely for commercial reasons. The study makes an assessment of the place of sexual beliefs in modern Japan and includes almost 300 stunning original photographs, a glossary and a highly detailed map. |
目次
Chapter 1 Sexual Beliefs in Japanese Religion | 1 |
Chapter 2 Encountering the Sexual in Japanese Culture | 34 |
Chapter 3 The Phallus in the Age of the Gods | 55 |
Chapter 4 Phallic Beliefs and Mountain Deities | 77 |
Chapter 5 Sexual Symbolism and Shintō Mythology | 94 |
The Votive Role of Sexual Objects | 118 |
Chapter 7 Ktenic Imagery in Japans Sexual Shrines | 148 |
The Cult of Konsei Daimyōjin | 189 |
Chapter 9 Hidden Buddhas and Sexual Gods | 231 |
Wayside Gods of Protection and Fertility | 274 |
Chapter 11 Continuity and Change in Japans Phallic Festivals | 324 |
Chapter 12 Sexual Beliefs in Contemporary Japan | 368 |
Glossary of Technical Terms | 385 |
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