When tengu talk : Hirata Atsutane's ethnography of the other world

When tengu talk : Hirata Atsutane's ethnography of the other world / Wilburn Hansen.

Author/creator	Hansen, Wilburn
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, ©2008.
Description	268 pages ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Hirata, Atsutane, 1776-1843. Hirata, Atsutane, 1776-1843 Senkyō hibun. Takayama, Torakichi, 1806- Mediums--Japan. Kokugaku. Japan--Religion.

Contents	Introduction: A new medium for an old message -- Constructing Japanese identity: Senkyō ibun -- The medium finds a promoter: Torakichi and Atsutane -- Manipulating the medium: separating the sanjin from the tengu -- The critique of China and defense of native culture -- The critique of Buddhism and defense of native religion -- The critique of the west and defense of native knowledge and ability -- Conclusion: The medium is the message.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-257) and index.
LCCN	2008018603
ISBN	9780824832094 (hard cover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0824832094 (hard cover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	B5244.H474 H36 2008	✔ Available	Place Hold