Tsumi - Offence and Retribution in Early Japan by Yoko Williams

Author:Yoko Williams [Williams, Yoko]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Asia, Japan, Social Science, Anthropology, Cultural & Social, Ethnic Studies, General, Regional Studies
ISBN: 9781136874291
Google: sS1TAQAAQBAJ
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-10-11T01:19:22+00:00

(d) The Japanese purification ritual

As with the state's control of Buddhism, for example, all other religious matters, too, were brought under its control. The Japanese ōharae (great purification ritual) is a case in point. During Emperor Tenmu's reign this purification ritual, which had until then been performed in the local regions, became a state ritual. This meant that the former kunitsukuri ruling class had to surrender these ritual rites to the central government. We return to the purification ritual in detail in the concluding chapter.

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