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Endless rebuilding: Japan’s shrines pursue timelessness through repetition.
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A History of Timelessness
Constructing Authenticity at the Ise Shrines
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300 pages
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15 September 2026
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Summary
Every twenty years for over a millennium, the Ise shrines have been rebuilt from the ground up, and hundreds of shrine treasures replaced. At Ise, the aspiration to timelessness that is the essence of all monuments has been pursued through endless repetition rather than construction in durable materials.
Spanning from Ise’s prehistoric beginnings to the present, A History of Timelessness explores the manifold circulation of goods this massive enterprise has engendered, as wel…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780520425569 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0520425561 |
| Author: | Jordan Sand |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 300 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
| Series: | Asia Pacific Modern |
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Jordan Sand
Jordan Sand is Professor of Japanese History at Georgetown University and Kokugakuin University.
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