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Japanese Mandalas: Representations of Sacred Geography

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Elizabeth Horton Sharf
Journal of Asian Studies (1999) 58 (4): 1155–1156.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2658544
Published: 01 November 1999
...Elizabeth Horton Sharf Japanese Mandalas: Representations of Sacred Geography . By Elizabeth Ten Grotenhuis . Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press , 1999 . x, 227 pp. $52.00 (cloth); $29.95 (paper). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1999 1999 BOOK REVIEWS JAPAN...
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Building a Sacred Mountain: The Buddhist Architecture of China's Mount Wutai

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John Kieschnick
Journal of Asian Studies (2015) 74 (1): 199–200.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911814001879
Published: 01 February 2015
...John Kieschnick Building a Sacred Mountain: The Buddhist Architecture of China's Mount Wutai . By Wei-Cheng Lin . Seattle : University of Washington Press , 2014 . xi, 321 pp. $60.00 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2015  2015 For historians of Chinese...
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Humanizing the Sacred: Sisters in Islam and the Struggle for Gender Justice in Malaysia

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Rachel Rinaldo
Journal of Asian Studies (2017) 76 (2): 565–567.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911817000419
Published: 01 May 2017
... activists. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2017  2017 Humanizing the Sacred: Sisters in Islam and the Struggle for Gender Justice in Malaysia . By Azza Basarudin . Seattle : University of Washington Press , 2016 . 330 pp. ISBN: 9780295995311 (cloth, also...
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The Five Sacred Festivals of Ancient Japan: Their Symbolism and Historical Development

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A. W. Sadler
Journal of Asian Studies (1968) 27 (3): 639–640.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2051185
Published: 01 May 1968
...A. W. Sadler The Five Sacred Festivals of Ancient Japan: Their Symbolism and Historical Development . By U. A. Casal . Tokyo : Sophia University in cooperation with Charles E. Tuttle Co. , 1967 . viii, 114 pp. Illustrations, Notes, Index. $6.00. Copyright © Association for Asian...
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Sacred Groves and Local Gods: Religion and Environmentalism in South India

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Mukul Sharma
Journal of Asian Studies (2014) 73 (3): 836–837.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911814000886
Published: 01 August 2014
...Mukul Sharma Sacred Groves and Local Gods: Religion and Environmentalism in South India . By Eliza F. Kent . New York : Oxford University Press , 2013 . xii, 256 pp. $99.00 (cloth); $35.00 (paper). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2014  2014 The history...
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The Sacred Scriptures of the Japanese

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D. C. Holtom
Far Eastern Quarterly (1953) 12 (4): 433–435.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2941808
Published: 01 August 1953
...D. C. Holtom The Sacred Scriptures of the Japanese . By Post Wheeler . New York : Henry Schuman, Inc. , 1952 . vii, 562 . $10.00. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1953 1953 BOOK REVIEWS 433 He also fails to mention the importance of the naturalist school...
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The Body Adorned: Dissolving Boundaries between Sacred and Profane in India's Art

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Pramod Chandra
Journal of Asian Studies (2011) 70 (3): 863–865.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911811001331
Published: 01 August 2011
...Pramod Chandra The Body Adorned: Dissolving Boundaries between Sacred and Profane in India's Art . By Vidya Dehejia . New York : Columbia University Press , 2009 . xii, 238 pp. $45.00 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2011 2011 This attractively...
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The Divine Nature of Power: Chinese Ritual Architecture at the Sacred Site of Jinci

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Julia K. Murray
Journal of Asian Studies (2011) 70 (2): 535–536.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911811000301
Published: 01 May 2011
...Julia K. Murray The Divine Nature of Power: Chinese Ritual Architecture at the Sacred Site of Jinci . By Tracy G. Miller . Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Asia Center , 2007 . xx, 265 pp. $45.00 (cloth). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2011 2011...
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On the Banks of the Gangā: When Wastewater Meets a Sacred River

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Abdul Jamil Urfi
Journal of Asian Studies (2004) 63 (1): 211–212.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911804000592
Published: 01 February 2004
...Abdul Jamil Urfi On the Banks of the Gangā: When Wastewater Meets a Sacred River . By Kelly D. Alley . Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press , 2002 . xiii , 296 pp. $65.00 (cloth); $29.95 (paper). Copyright © Association for Asian Studies 2004 2004 B O O K R E V I E W S S O...
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An Introduction to the Sacred Language of the Sikhs

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Michael C. Shapiro
Journal of Asian Studies (1987) 46 (3): 693–695.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2056954
Published: 01 August 1987
...Michael C. Shapiro An Introduction to the Sacred Language of the Sikhs . By Christopher Shackle . London : University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies , 1983 . vi, 207 pp. N.p. Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 1987 1987 BOOK REVIEWS SOUTH ASIA...
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Woman and the Sacred in Ancient Tamilnad

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George L. Hart, III
Journal of Asian Studies (1973) 32 (2): 233–250.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2052342
Published: 01 February 1973
..., for example—show the influence of Sanskrit culture, so that it is not possible to determine from them which elements belonged originally to the Deccan culture and which to the culture of the North. VOL. XXXII, No. 2 JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES FEBRUARY 1973 Woman and the Sacred in Ancient Tamilnad GEORGE L. HART...
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Culture of a Sacred Town: A Sociological Study of Nathdwara

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James M. Freeman
Journal of Asian Studies (1978) 38 (1): 199–201.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/2054271
Published: 01 November 1978
... of these final sections at least partially makes up for the deficiencies of the earlier chapters. University of Washington RICHARD SALOMON Culture of a Sacred Town: A Sociological Study of Nathdwara. BY RAJENDRA JINDEL. Bombay: Popular Prakashan, 1976. xii, 233 pp. Glossary, Plates, Select Bibliography, Index...
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The Sacred Village: Social Change and Religious Life in Rural North China

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Richard Shek
Journal of Asian Studies (2006) 65 (1): 159–160.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911806000179
Published: 01 February 2006
...Richard Shek The Sacred Village: Social Change and Religious Life in Rural North China . By Thomas David DuBois . Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press , 2005 . xii , 275 pp. $55.00 (cloth). Copyright © Association for Asian Studies 2006 2006 B O O K R E V I E W S C H I N...
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Monk Dancers of Tibet Tibetan Sacred Dance: A Journey into the Religious and Folk Traditions

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Isabelle Henrion-Dourcy
Journal of Asian Studies (2006) 65 (1): 185–187.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911806000337
Published: 01 February 2006
...Isabelle Henrion-Dourcy Monk Dancers of Tibet . By Matthieu Ricard . Translated by Charles Hastings . Boston : Shambhala , 2003 . 125 pp. $29.95 (cloth). Tibetan Sacred Dance: A Journey into the Religious and Folk Traditions . By Ellen Pearlman . Rochester, Vt. : Inner...
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Immortal Wishes: Labor and Transcendence on a Japanese Sacred Mountain

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Christopher Nelson
Journal of Asian Studies (2004) 63 (3): 804–805.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911804001986
Published: 01 August 2004
...Christopher Nelson Immortal Wishes: Labor and Transcendence on a Japanese Sacred Mountain . By Ellen Schattschneider . Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press , 2003 . xiv, 268 pp. $69.95 (cloth); $21.95 (paper). Copyright © Association for Asian Studies 2004 2004 804 T H E J O U R...
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Chikubushima: Deploying the Sacred Arts in Momoyama Japan

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Kendall H. Brown
Journal of Asian Studies (2005) 64 (2): 480–481.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S002191180500118X
Published: 01 May 2005
...Kendall H. Brown Chikubushima: Deploying the Sacred Arts in Momoyama Japan . By Andrew M. Watsky . Seattle : University of Washington Press , 2004 . xiv , 350 pp. $45.00 (cloth). Copyright © Association for Asian Studies 2005 2005 480 T H E J O U R N A L O F A S I A N S T U D I...
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On Sacred Grounds: Culture, Society, Politics, and the Formation of the Cult of Confucius

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Romeyn Taylor
Journal of Asian Studies (2005) 64 (2): 463–464.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911805001075
Published: 01 May 2005
...Romeyn Taylor On Sacred Grounds: Culture, Society, Politics, and the Formation of the Cult of Confucius . Edited by Thomas A. Wilson . Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center , 2002 . xiv , 424 pp. $45.00 (cloth). Copyright © Association for Asian Studies 2005 2005 B O...
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Spirit-mediums, Sacred Mountains and Related Bon Textual Traditions in Upper Tibet: Calling Down the Gods

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Bryan J. Cuevas
Journal of Asian Studies (2006) 65 (4): 814–815.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911806001719
Published: 01 November 2006
...Bryan J. Cuevas Spirit-mediums, Sacred Mountains and Related Bon Textual Traditions in Upper Tibet: Calling Down the Gods . By John Vincent Bellezza . Leiden, Netherlands, and Boston .: Brill , 2005 . xvi , 568 pp. £159.00/$227.00 (cloth). Copyright © Association for Asian Studies...
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Landscapes of Urban Memory: The Sacred and the Civic in India's High-Tech City

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Alf Hiltebeitel
Journal of Asian Studies (2003) 62 (1): 319–322.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/3096219
Published: 01 February 2003
...Alf Hiltebeitel Landscapes of Urban Memory: The Sacred and the Civic in India's High-Tech City . By Smriti Srinivas . Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press , 2001 . 376 pp. $57.95 (cloth); $22.95 (paper). Copyright © The Association for Asian Studies, Inc. 2003 2003 BOOK...
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Pagodas and Prophets: Contesting Sacred Space and Power among Buddhist Karen in Karen State

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Yoko Hayami
Journal of Asian Studies (2011) 70 (4): 1083–1105.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021911811001574
Published: 01 November 2011
... nature of religious practices among Buddhist Pwo Karen, thereby demonstrating how sacred space and power are contested, despite the strong hand of the state; second, to challenge the assumed equation between non-Buddhist minorities on the one hand, and Buddhists as a lowland majority aligned to the state...
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