Land Power And The Sacred
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Land Power And The Sacred
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Author : Janet R. Goodwin
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2018-07-31
Land Power And The Sacred written by Janet R. Goodwin and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-31 with History categories.
Landed estates (shōen) produced much of the material wealth supporting all levels of late classical and medieval Japanese society. During the tenth through sixteenth centuries, estates served as sites of de facto government, trade network nodes, developing agricultural technology, and centers of religious practice and ritual. Although mostly farmland, many yielded nonagricultural products, including lumber, salt, fish, and silk, and provided livelihoods for craftsmen, seafarers, peddlers, and performers, as well as for cultivators. By the twelfth century, an estate “system” permeated much of the Japanese archipelago. This volume examines the system from three perspectives: the land itself; the power derived from and exerted over the land; and the religion institutions and individuals that were involved in landholding practices. Chapters by Japanese and Western scholars explore how the estate system arose, developed, and eventually collapsed. Several investigate a single estate or focus on agricultural techniques, while others survey estates in broad contexts such as economic change and maritime trade. Other chapters look at how we learn about estates by inspecting documents, landscape features, archaeological remains, and extant buildings and images; how representatives of every social stratum worked together to make the land productive and, conversely, how cooperative arrangements failed and rivals battled one another, making conflict as well as collaboration a hallmark of the system. On a more personal level, we follow the monk Chōgen’s restoration of Ōbe Estate and his installation of a famous Amida triad in a temple he built on the premises; the strategies of royal ladies Jōsaimon’in, Hachijōin, and Kōkamon’in as they strove to keep their landholdings viable; and the murder of estate official Gorōzaemon, whose own neighbors killed him as a result of a much larger dispute between two powerful warrior families. Land, Power, and the Sacred represents a significant expansion and revision of our knowledge of medieval Japanese estates. A range of readers will welcome the primary source research and comparative perspectives it offers; those who do not specialize in Japanese medieval history but recognize the value of teaching the history of estates will find a chapter devoted to the topic invaluable. Contributors and translators: Kristina Buhrma Michelle Damian David Eason Sakurai Eiji (translated by Ethan Segal) Philip Garrett Janet R. Goodwin Yoshiko Kainuma Rieko Kamei-Dyche Sachiko Kawai Hirota Kōji (translated by Janet R. Goodwin) Ōyama Kyōhei (translated by Janet R. Goodwin) Nagamura Makoto (translated by Janet R. Goodwin) Endō Motoo (translated by Janet R. Goodwin) Joan R. Piggott Ethan Segal Dan Sherer Kimura Shigemitsu (translated by Kristina Buhrman) Noda Taizō (translated by David Eason) Nishida Takeshi (translated by Michelle Damian)
Redemption Of The Sacred Land
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Author : Mark E. Tyson
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-06-24
Redemption Of The Sacred Land written by Mark E. Tyson and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-24 with categories.
Redemption of the Sacred Land... A strange and unexpected discovery has Dorenn and Lady Shey concerned about the fate of the Sacred Land. Meanwhile, Tatrice and Bren find themselves in trouble as they search for a way to undo a mistake. The enemy makes a move toward securing the Sacred Land's power for themselves and Lady Shey is forced to confront her past as a result. Finally, faced with little recourse, Dorenn is required to travel to an ancient land of unspeakable evils to find a new way to secure the power of the Sacred Land in order to keep it out of hands of those who would exploit it.
Recovering The Sacred
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Author : Winona LaDuke
language : en
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Release Date : 2016-04-11
Recovering The Sacred written by Winona LaDuke and has been published by Haymarket Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-11 with History categories.
“Through the voices of ordinary Native Americans . . . LaDuke is able to transform highly complex issues into stories that touch the heart.” —Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, author of An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States The indigenous imperative to honor nature is undermined by federal laws approving resource extraction through mining and drilling. Formal protections exist for Native American religious expression—but not for the places and natural resources integral to ceremonies. Under what conditions can traditional beliefs be best practiced? From the author of All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life, Recovering the Sacred features a wealth of native research and hundreds of interviews with indigenous scholars and activists. “Documents the remarkable stories of indigenous communities whose tenacity and resilience has enabled them to reclaim the lands, resources, and life ways after enduring centuries of incalculable loss.” —Wilma Mankiller, author of Every Day is a Good Day
The Power Of Sacred Location
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Author : Arturo Ponce de Leon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-08-02
The Power Of Sacred Location written by Arturo Ponce de Leon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-02 with categories.
Geophilia is an institute dedicated to understanding the science of space harmonics. It links the invisible forces that govern Nature with our physical reality and propose ways to make them more coherent, healthier. And we all know that with healthy spaces always comes a wealthier approach of life. Sacred temples are located in sacred spots. Thus, there is a meaning, a potent meaning that connects the invisible with the visible forces of Nature. There is a link from the inside to the outside, from the big scale to the small scale. This link is fractality. The ability our Universe has to reproduce similar patterns across different scales. Biomedicine, Geophysics, and Architecture are standard parts of knowledge that are not integrated. But in our physical reality, they are! So we study them for an extended period and make them available to the vast majority of people that like you have been researching in different fields without finding a convincing answer. This may be a possible answer that can lead you to a new beginning. A thousands myriad of opportunities open up as soon as the bird of knowledge and curiosity opens its wings to touch the sky and the earth. Through a series of books to come, you will walk with us on this journey and will be able to discover the Geophilia`s Spot. Learn how to locate them in your land, in your country, in our planet, in a similar way as ancient civilization did but now with the precious help of scientific measurements and very sensitive and advanced technology.
The Promise Of A Sacred World
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Author : Nagapriya
language : en
Publisher: Windhorse Publications
Release Date : 2022-08-25
The Promise Of A Sacred World written by Nagapriya and has been published by Windhorse Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-25 with Religion categories.
In this pioneering book, in turns poetic and philosophical, Nagapriya shows how the insights into the existential condition offered by Shinran can transform our understanding of what Buddhist practice consists in, and what it means to awaken to our ultimate concern. Shinran (1173 – 1263) is one of the most important thinkers of Japanese Buddhist history, and founder of the Jōdo Shinshū Pure Land school. Nagapriya explores Shinran’s spirituality and teachings through close readings, confessional narrative, and thoughtful interpretation. This book is an invitation to reimagine Shinran’s religious universe, not for the sake of historical curiosity, but as an exercise that has the potential to remake us in the light of our ultimate concerns.
Redemption Of The Sacred Land
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Author : Mark E Tyson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-03-17
Redemption Of The Sacred Land written by Mark E Tyson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-17 with categories.
Redemption of the Sacred Land...A strange and unexpected discovery has Dorenn and Lady Shey concerned about their fates and the fates of all those they have worked to save. Meanwhile, Tatrice and Bren find themselves in trouble as they search for a way to undo a mistake. The enemy makes a bold move toward securing power for themselves and Lady Shey is forced to confront her past as a result. Finally, faced with little recourse, Dorenn is required to travel to an ancient land of unspeakable evils to search for an ancient tome written by dragons. Trusted allies are revealed to be unspeakable foes and old foes turn out to be allies in this fourth book of The Sacred Land Saga.
War In The Land Of True Peace
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Author : Brent K. S. Woodfill
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2019-05-23
War In The Land Of True Peace written by Brent K. S. Woodfill and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-23 with Social Science categories.
For the ancient and modern Maya, the landscape is ruled by powerful entities in the form of geographic features like caves, mountains, springs, and abandoned cities—spirits who must be entreated, through visits and rituals, for permission to plant, harvest, build, or travel their territories. Consequently, such places have served as points of domination and resistance over the millennia—and nowhere is this truer than in Guatemala’s Northern Transversal Strip, the subject of Brent K. S. Woodfill’s War in the Land of True Peace. This strategic region with its wealth of resources—fertile soil, petroleum, and the only noncoastal salt in the Maya lowlands—is the site of some of the most sacred Maya places, and thus also the focus of some of the signal struggles for power in Maya history. In War in the Land of True Peace Woodfill delves into archaeology, epigraphy, ethnohistory, and ethnography to write the biographies of several of these places, covering their histories from the rise of the Preclassic Maya through the spread of transnational corporations in our time. Again and again the region, known since Spanish conquest as Vera Paz, or True Peace, has seen incursion by a foreign group—including the great Maya cities of Tikal and Calakmul, the Hapsburg Empire, Guatemalan military dictatorships, and contemporary corporations—seeking to expand its power. Each outsider, intentionally or not, used the Maya need for access to these places to ensure loyalty. And each time, local Maya pushed back to reclaim the sacred places for their own. From early struggles to remove foreign influence to present-day battles over land tenure and indigenous-run ecotourism parks, this book documents a continuity in Maya culture over several thousand years—and illuminates the world view, with its sense of personhood and religion so different from the West’s, that informs this enduring culture.
Sacred Sites Sacred Places
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Author : David L. Carmichael
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-04-15
Sacred Sites Sacred Places written by David L. Carmichael and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-15 with Social Science categories.
Sacred Sites, Sacred Places explores the concept of 'sacred' and what it means and implies to people in differing cultures. It looks at why people regard some parts of the land as special and why this ascription remains constant in some cultures and changes in others. Archaeologists, legislators and those involved in heritage management sometimes encounter conflict with local populations over sacred sites. With the aid of over 70 illustrations the book examines the extreme importance of such sacred places in all cultures and the necessity of accommodating those intimate beliefs which are such a vital part of ongoing cultural identity. Sacred Sites, Sacred Places therefore will be of help to those who wish to be non-destructive in their conservation and excavation practices. This book is unique in attempting to describe the belief systems surrounding the existence of sacred sites, and at the same time bringing such beliefs and practices into relationship with the practical problems of everyday heritage management. The geographical coverage of the book is exceptionally wide and its variety of contributors, including indigenous peoples, archaeologists and heritage professionals, is unrivalled in any other publication.
Power Of Place
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Author : James Robson
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-03-17
Power Of Place written by James Robson and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-17 with Religion categories.
"Throughout Chinese history mountains have been integral components of the religious landscape. They have been considered divine or numinous sites, the abodes of deities, the preferred locations for temples and monasteries, and destinations for pilgrims. Early in Chinese history a set of five mountains were co-opted into the imperial cult and declared sacred peaks, yue, demarcating and protecting the boundaries of the Chinese imperium. The Southern Sacred Peak, or Nanyue, is of interest to scholars not the least because the title has been awarded to several different mountains over the years. The dynamic nature of Nanyue raises a significant theoretical issue of the mobility of sacred space and the nature of the struggles involved in such moves. Another facet of Nanyue is the multiple meanings assigned to this place: political, religious, and cultural. Of particular interest is the negotiation of this space by Daoists and Buddhists. The history of their interaction leads to questions about the nature of the divisions between these two religious traditions. James Robson’s analysis of these topics demonstrates the value of local studies and the emerging field of Buddho–Daoist studies in research on Chinese religion."
Around The Sacred Fire
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Author : J. Treat
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-04-30
Around The Sacred Fire written by J. Treat and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-30 with Social Science categories.
Around the Sacred Fire is a compelling cultural history of intertribal activism centered on the Indian Ecumenical Conference, an influential movement among native people in Canada and the U.S. during the Red Power era. Founded in 1969, the Conference began as an attempt at organizing grassroots spiritual leaders who were concerned about the conflict between tribal and Christian traditions throughout Indian country. By the mid-seventies thousands of people were gathering each summer in the foothills of the Rockies, where they participated in weeklong encampments promoting spiritual revitalization and religious self-determination. Most historical overviews of native affairs in the sixties and seventies emphasize the prominence of the American Indian Movement and the impact of highly publicized confrontations such as the Northwest Coast fish-ins, the Alcatraz occupation, and events at Wounded Knee. The Indian Ecumenical Conference played a central role in stimulating cultural revival among native people, partly because Conference leaders strategized for social change in ways that differed from the militant groups. Drawing on archival records, published accounts, oral histories, and field research, James Treat has written the first comprehensive study of this important but overlooked effort at postcolonial interreligious dialogue.