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The Fox and the Jewel : Shared and Private Meanings in Contemporary Japanese Inari Worship by Karen A. Smyers (1998, Hardcover)

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Publisher: University of Hawaii Press. Number of Pages: 288. Weight: 1.21 lbs. Publication Date: 1998-12-01. ISBN13: 9780824820589.

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The deity Inari has been worshipped in Japan since at least the early eighth century and today is a revered presence in such varied venues as Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples, factories, theaters, private households, restaurants, beauty shops, and rice fields. Although at first glance and to its many devotees Inari worship may seem to be a unified phenomenon, it is in fact exceedingly multiple, noncodified, and noncentralized. No single regulating institution, dogma, scripture, or myth centers the practice. In this exceptionally insightful study, the author explores the worship of Inari in the context of homogeneity and diversity in Japan. The shape-shifting fox and the wish-fulfilling jewel, the main symbols of Inari, serve as interpretive metaphors to describe the simultaneously shared yet infinitely diverse meanings that cluster around the deity. That such diversity exists without the apparent knowledge of Inari worshippers is explained by the use of several communicative strategies that minimize the exchange of substantive information. Shared generalized meanings (tatemae) are articulated while private meanings and complexities (honne) are left unspoken. The appearance of unity is reinforced by a set of symbols representing fertility, change, and growth in ways that can be interpreted and understood by many individuals of various ages and occupations. The Fox and the Jewel describes the rich complexity of Inari worship in contemporary Japan. It explores questions of institutional and popular power in religion, demonstrates the ways people make religious figures personally meaningful, and documents the kinds of communicative styles that preserve the appearance of homogeneity in the face of astonishing factionalism.

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Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
ISBN-10
0824820584
ISBN-13
9780824820589
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Product Key Features

Author
Karen A. Smyers
Publication Name
Fox and the Jewel : Shared and Private Meanings in Contemporary Japanese Inari Worship
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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9.3in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Bl2211.I5s69 1999
Copyright Date
1998
Topic
Asia / Japan, Eastern, Philosophy
Lccn
98-034604
Dewey Decimal
299/.561211
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Religion, History, Philosophy

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