Mount Fuji by Byron H Earhart
Illustrated with colour and black-and-white images of the mountain and its associated religious practices, H. Byron Earhart's study utilizes his decades of fieldworkincluding climbing Fuji with three pilgrimage groupsand his research into Japanese and Western sources to offer a comprehensive overview of the evolving imagery of Mount Fuji from ancient times to the present day.
Earhart, H. Byron: - H. Byron Earhart studied under Mircea Eliade and Joseph M. Kitagawa at the University of Chicago, where he received a doctorate in History of Religions. He has conducted research in Japan for his dissertation on the mountain religion of Shugendo, and for work on folk religion and new religions. He is professor emeritus in the Department of Comparative Religion at Western Michigan University, which awarded him a Distinguished Faculty Scholar award for his numerous publications. A number of his works have been translated into Japanese. His most recent book is MOUNT FUJI: ICON OF JAPAN (University of South Carolina, 2011). His next book is a comparative study of amulets.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781611170009 |
| ISBN 10 | 1611170001 |
| Title | Mount Fuji |
| Author | Byron H Earhart |
| Series | Studies In Comparative Religion |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of South Carolina Press |
| Year published | 2011-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 262 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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