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Ancient paintings unveil Japan’s sacred sites, power struggles, and hidden history.
Sacred Journeys and Institutional Rivalries
Pilgrimage Mandalas and the Art of Fundraising in Medieval Japan
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326 pages
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19 September 2026
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Summary
Sacred Journeys and Institutional Rivalries is a detailed and richly illustrated exploration of pilgrimage mandalas (sankei mandara). These large-scale, brightly colored landscape paintings, which appeared in late-medieval Japan, present aerial views of sacred sites, the roads leading to them, and the rites performed there. Carried by itinerant monks and nuns throughout the country, pilgrimage mandalas were used in lively narrative performances called etoki. These paintings …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780674303393 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0674303393 |
| Author: | Talia Andrei |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 326 |
| Release Date: | 19 September 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 178mm x 254mm |
| Series: | Harvard East Asian Monographs |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
178 × 254 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Talia Andrei
Talia Andrei is Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies and Art History at Wesleyan University.
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