Resultados de búsqueda: the feast of kingship accession de robert s ellwood

Tokyo: Sophia University, 1973. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Printing of the First Edition. Fine copy, in jacket with touches of wear to extremities, sunning to spine, and a spot of soil on front panel. An excellent copy..

Tokyo, Japan: Sophia University , 1973. Classic text presents a scholarly study of the mythological background and cultic meaning of the Senso Daijo-sai, beginning with the broad-based survey of attitudes and rituals related to ancient kingship in several cultures, and focusing on the examination of the beliefs and history of the ancient Japan in which the Daijo-sai emerged. Includes a detailed outline of the Daijo-sai ritual presented in the Engi-shiki of A.D. 927, and reflects on the importance of this ritual scenario to an understanding of Shinto. 175 pgs. Dustjacket has some minor rubbing to corners and edges; price-clipped on front inner flap; in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.