Sacred journeys and institutional rivalries : pilgrimage Mandalas and the art of fundraising in medieval Japan /

"Sacred Journeys and Institutional Landscapes 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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Andrei, Talia J. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, 2026.
Series:	Harvard East Asian monographs ; 481.
Subjects:	Buddhist painting > Japan > History. Mandala in art > History. Landscape painting, Japanese > History. Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages > Japan > History. Buddhist art and symbolism > Japan > History. Pilgrims and pilgrimages > Political aspects > Japan > History. Mandala dans l'art > Histoire. Peinture de paysages japonaise > Histoire.

Table of Contents:

Introduction. What Is a Pilgrimage Mandala?
The Origins and Development of Pilgrimage Mandalas
The Fuji Pilgrimage Mandalas and the Popularization of Spiritual Experience
Institutional Affiliations and Rivalries in the Ise Pilgrimage Mandalas
Kiyomizudera Pilgrimage Mandalas: Flexible Images for Diverse Audiences
Salvation for Women: Chōmeiji's Etoki Toolkit
Epilogue. The Decline and Afterlife of the Pilgrimage Mandala.