Gaynor Sekimori
Biographic Data
| ID | 1601358 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gaynor Sekimori |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gaynor |
| FAMILY NAME | Sekimori |
| SIGNATURE | SEKIMORI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | SOAS University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Akira Goto, Cultural Astronomy of the Japanese Archipelago
Akira Goto, Cultural Astronomy of the Japanese Archipelago: Exploring the Japanese SkyscapeRoutledge Studies in the Early History of Asia. London and New York: Routledge, 2021. Paperback, 156 pp. ISBN: 9780367407988. £46.99
Daoism in Japan
Reviewed by: Daoism in Japan: Chinese Traditions and Their Influence on Japanese Religious Culture ed. by Jeffrey L. Richey Gaynor Sekimori (bio) Daoism in Japan: Chinese Traditions and Their Influence on Japanese Religious Culture. Edited by Jeffrey L. Richey. Routledge, London, 2015. xiii, 268 pages. $148.00, cloth; $54.95, E-book. Though there is no dispute that Daoism is present in Japanese culture, the degree and importance of its influence …
Shugendō And Its Relationship With The Japanese Esoteric Sects
Given the historical circumstances that led to the development of Shugendō as a discrete religious institution in Japan, it is often difficult to distinguish it from the esoteric Tendai and Shingon sects. Shugendō priests undertook the postordination training called shido kegyō in common with all Tendai and Shingon priests. This then became the basis of their ritual structure, whether they lived at the head temple or in a village temple, and a to…
Regional Versus Standardized Coinage in Early Modern Japan
In the currency system of early modern Japan, concurrent with gold coins and silver ingots issued under monopoly by the Tokugawa shogunal government from the beginning of its rule, in 1636 a new standard for copper coins was introduced with the Kan'ei tsūhō 寛永通宝, and subsequently a three-currency system spread throughout the country. Prior to that, no central Japanese authority had issued its own copper currency since the ancient imperial court d…
Defining Shugendō Past and Present
Définir le shugendō relève de la gageure, et la référence obligée aux « cultes des montagnes » manque pour le moins de précision : les montagnes jouent également un rôle religieux important en dehors du shugendō, et tous les pratiquants de la montagne ne sont pas des shugenja, tant s'en faut. Par ailleurs, les termes mêmes de la définition ont considérablement évolué au fil du temps, et il est problématique de mesurer le shugendō contemporain à l…
Kumano Beliefs and Yudate Kagura Performance
Le shugendō se caractérise par une forte dimension performative. Cet article traite de la façon dont les pratiques du shugendō de Kumano — dans la préfecture de Wakayama — relatives au rituel d'ablution à l'eau bouillante (yudate) furent disséminées dans tout le Japon. Le rituel en question peut s'analyser selon trois perspectives : comme rituel centré sur les kami, comme pratique propre au shugendō et comme danse sacrée (yudate kagura). Le chaud…
The Sanbōin Monzeki and its Inception as Head Temple of the Tōzan Group
L'historiographie des deux branches principales du shugendō, celle du Honzan (Honzan-ha) affiliée au monastère Tendai du Shōgoin, et celle du Tōzan (Tōzan-ha) affiliée au monastère Shingon du Sanbōin, s'est fondée en grande partie sur les sources de la période d'Edo. Pour ce qui concerne le Tōzan en particulier, on a jusqu'ici trop souvent commis l'anachronisme qui consiste à projeter sur la période médiévale une situation qui caractérise la péri…
Japanese Mountain Religion
Cet article retrace le développement historique du shugendō, depuis ce qu'on pourrait appeler sa « préhistoire » — avec les croyances et pratiques de la période Jōmon relatives à certaines montagnes sacrées — jusqu'aux pratiques ascétiques qui prennent le nom de shugendō (le terme shugen lui-même apparaît dans un document daté de 868, mais le shugendō proprement dit date de l'époque médiévale) ; et jusqu'à l'époque moderne enfin, avec la mise au …
Shugendo
Shugendo is a fascinating subject that crosses conceptual and scholarly boundaries. This is a cause of its richness, but also has led to a great deal of misunderstanding. A major concern remains its definition; if this article brings readers to a greater awareness of its parameters, the author will be well‐satisfied. My purpose here is not so much a description of Shugendo history and rituals, important as they are, as to introduce contemporary s…
The Separation of Kami and Buddha Worship in Haguro Shugendō, 1869–1875
In 1868 the Meiji government enacted a series of laws, often called the "Separation Orders, " which was to raise "Shinto" to the status of a state cult to embody the ideals of the new order. This Shinto did not reflect even the practices of local communities, let alone the contemporary religious matrix of kami-buddha combination. Thus it was necessary to "clarify" what was and was not Shinto. Shugend shrine-temple complexes in particular were tar…
Shapers of Japanese Buddhism
More than thirteen centuries of clergy, laity, and social conditions interacted to mold Japan's Buddhism. Today's resulting characteristics, which distinguish it from its mainland sources, include a proliferation of independent sects, emphasis on religion for lay members, and de-emphasis of clerical codes. The twenty main biographies and seventy-five sketches presented in this book span the sixth through twentieth centuries. They reveal both the …
The Reality behind Musui Dokugen
Shapers of Japanese Buddhism
More than thirteen centuries of clergy, laity, and social conditions interacted to mold Japan's Buddhism. Today's resulting characteristics, which distinguish it from its mainland sources, include a proliferation of independent sects, emphasis on religion for lay members, and de-emphasis of clerical codes. The twenty main biographies and seventy-five sketches presented in this book span the sixth through twentieth centuries. They reveal both the …
The Reality behind Musui Dokugen
Shapers of Japanese Buddhism
More than thirteen centuries of clergy, laity, and social conditions interacted to mold Japan's Buddhism. Today's resulting characteristics, which distinguish it from its mainland sources, include a proliferation of independent sects, emphasis on religion for lay members, and de-emphasis of clerical codes. The twenty main biographies and seventy-five sketches presented in this book span the sixth through twentieth centuries. They reveal both the …
The Separation of Kami and Buddha Worship in Haguro Shugendō, 1869–1875
In 1868 the Meiji government enacted a series of laws, often called the "Separation Orders, " which was to raise "Shinto" to the status of a state cult to embody the ideals of the new order. This Shinto did not reflect even the practices of local communities, let alone the contemporary religious matrix of kami-buddha combination. Thus it was necessary to "clarify" what was and was not Shinto. Shugend shrine-temple complexes in particular were tar…
Defining Shugendō Past and Present
Définir le shugendō relève de la gageure, et la référence obligée aux « cultes des montagnes » manque pour le moins de précision : les montagnes jouent également un rôle religieux important en dehors du shugendō, et tous les pratiquants de la montagne ne sont pas des shugenja, tant s'en faut. Par ailleurs, les termes mêmes de la définition ont considérablement évolué au fil du temps, et il est problématique de mesurer le shugendō contemporain à l…
Kumano Beliefs and Yudate Kagura Performance
Le shugendō se caractérise par une forte dimension performative. Cet article traite de la façon dont les pratiques du shugendō de Kumano — dans la préfecture de Wakayama — relatives au rituel d'ablution à l'eau bouillante (yudate) furent disséminées dans tout le Japon. Le rituel en question peut s'analyser selon trois perspectives : comme rituel centré sur les kami, comme pratique propre au shugendō et comme danse sacrée (yudate kagura). Le chaud…
The Sanbōin Monzeki and its Inception as Head Temple of the Tōzan Group
L'historiographie des deux branches principales du shugendō, celle du Honzan (Honzan-ha) affiliée au monastère Tendai du Shōgoin, et celle du Tōzan (Tōzan-ha) affiliée au monastère Shingon du Sanbōin, s'est fondée en grande partie sur les sources de la période d'Edo. Pour ce qui concerne le Tōzan en particulier, on a jusqu'ici trop souvent commis l'anachronisme qui consiste à projeter sur la période médiévale une situation qui caractérise la péri…
Japanese Mountain Religion
Cet article retrace le développement historique du shugendō, depuis ce qu'on pourrait appeler sa « préhistoire » — avec les croyances et pratiques de la période Jōmon relatives à certaines montagnes sacrées — jusqu'aux pratiques ascétiques qui prennent le nom de shugendō (le terme shugen lui-même apparaît dans un document daté de 868, mais le shugendō proprement dit date de l'époque médiévale) ; et jusqu'à l'époque moderne enfin, avec la mise au …
Shugendo
Shugendo is a fascinating subject that crosses conceptual and scholarly boundaries. This is a cause of its richness, but also has led to a great deal of misunderstanding. A major concern remains its definition; if this article brings readers to a greater awareness of its parameters, the author will be well‐satisfied. My purpose here is not so much a description of Shugendo history and rituals, important as they are, as to introduce contemporary s…
Regional Versus Standardized Coinage in Early Modern Japan
In the currency system of early modern Japan, concurrent with gold coins and silver ingots issued under monopoly by the Tokugawa shogunal government from the beginning of its rule, in 1636 a new standard for copper coins was introduced with the Kan'ei tsūhō 寛永通宝, and subsequently a three-currency system spread throughout the country. Prior to that, no central Japanese authority had issued its own copper currency since the ancient imperial court d…
Shugendō And Its Relationship With The Japanese Esoteric Sects
Given the historical circumstances that led to the development of Shugendō as a discrete religious institution in Japan, it is often difficult to distinguish it from the esoteric Tendai and Shingon sects. Shugendō priests undertook the postordination training called shido kegyō in common with all Tendai and Shingon priests. This then became the basis of their ritual structure, whether they lived at the head temple or in a village temple, and a to…
Daoism in Japan
Reviewed by: Daoism in Japan: Chinese Traditions and Their Influence on Japanese Religious Culture ed. by Jeffrey L. Richey Gaynor Sekimori (bio) Daoism in Japan: Chinese Traditions and Their Influence on Japanese Religious Culture. Edited by Jeffrey L. Richey. Routledge, London, 2015. xiii, 268 pages. $148.00, cloth; $54.95, E-book. Though there is no dispute that Daoism is present in Japanese culture, the degree and importance of its influence …
Akira Goto, Cultural Astronomy of the Japanese Archipelago
Akira Goto, Cultural Astronomy of the Japanese Archipelago: Exploring the Japanese SkyscapeRoutledge Studies in the Early History of Asia. London and New York: Routledge, 2021. Paperback, 156 pp. ISBN: 9780367407988. £46.99
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