Japan’s Sexual Gods: Shrines, Roles and Rituals of Procreation and Protection

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BRILL, 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.
 

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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
Bibliography
389
Index
398
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