Outputs (5)

Gazing into the Abyss: Representations of The Apāya in Thai Cosmological Parks (2022)
Thesis
Wang, R. Gazing into the Abyss: Representations of The Apāya in Thai Cosmological Parks. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Cosmological parks, utayan sawan narok, are a curious phenomenon that is widely visible in the Thai Buddhist landscape. These parks create a space in which different cosmic realms, literary scenes, historical figures and events, and anecdotes from th... Read More about Gazing into the Abyss: Representations of The Apāya in Thai Cosmological Parks.

The Yōtenki: kami identities in medieval Sannō shintō (2022)
Thesis
Sala, E. The Yōtenki: kami identities in medieval Sannō shintō. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

My thesis focuses on Medieval Japan, in particular on the cult of the deities of the Hie shrines, near Kyōtō. This is known as Sannō shintō, and the deities themselves as Sannō (mountain sovereigns). Informed by Tendai Buddhism and linked to the main... Read More about The Yōtenki: kami identities in medieval Sannō shintō.

Translating a 'religion', translating a 'culture': cultural negotiation of a Japanese new religion in a transnational context (2018)
Thesis
Kato, M. Translating a 'religion', translating a 'culture': cultural negotiation of a Japanese new religion in a transnational context. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Yōsai and the transformation of Buddhist precepts in pre-modern Japan (2014)
Thesis
Mano, S. Yōsai and the transformation of Buddhist precepts in pre-modern Japan. (Thesis). SOAS, University of London

Faith in the flesh: body and ascetic practices in a contemporary Japanese religious context (2011)
Thesis
Lobetti, T. F. Faith in the flesh: body and ascetic practices in a contemporary Japanese religious context. (Thesis). SOAS, University of London