In Mountain Mandalas Allan G. Grapard provides a thought-provoking
history of one aspect of the Japanese Shugendo tradition in Kyushu,
by focusing on three cultic systems: Mount Hiko, Usa-Hachiman, and
the Kunisaki Peninsula. Grapard draws from a rich range of
theorists from the disciplines of geography, history, anthropology,
sociology, and humanistic geography and situates the historical
terrain of his research within a much larger context. This book
includes detailed analyses of the geography of sacred sites,
translations from many original texts, and discussions on rituals
and social practices. Grapard studies Mount Hiko and the Kunisaki
Peninsula, which was very influential in Japanese cultural and
religious history throughout the ages. We are introduced to
important information on archaic social structures and their
religious traditions; the development of the cult to the deity
Hachiman; a history of the interactions between Buddhism and local
cults in Japan; a history of the Shugendo tradition of mountain
religious ascetics, and much more. Mountain Mandalas sheds light on
important aspects of Japan's religion and culture, and will be of
interest to all scholars of Shinto and Japanese religion. Extensive
translations of source material can be found on the book's webpage.
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