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The Fox & the Jewel Paper
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University of Hawaiʻi Press, 1999 - Religion - 271 pages
The deity Inari has been worshipped in Japan since at least the early eighth century and today is a revered presence in such varied venues as Shinto shrines, Buddhist temples, factories, theaters, private households, restaurants, beauty shops, and rice fields. Although at first glance and to its many devotees Inari worship may seem to be a unified phenomenon, it is in fact exceedingly multiple, noncodified, and noncentralized. No single regulating institution, dogma, scripture, or myth centers the practice. In this exceptionally insightful study, the author explores the worship of Inari in the context of homogeneity and diversity in Japan. The shape-shifting fox and the wish-fulfilling jewel, the main symbols of Inari, serve as interpretive metaphors to describe the simultaneously shared yet infinitely diverse meanings that duster around the deity.

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Review: The Fox and the Jewel: Shared and Private Meanings in Contemporary Japanese Inari Worship

User Review  - Alicia - Goodreads

Excellent resource! Well-researched introduction to the deity and his/her symbols. Read full review

Review: The Fox and the Jewel: Shared and Private Meanings in Contemporary Japanese Inari Worship

User Review  - nacchi - Goodreads

I enjoyed reading about the very interesting topic of Inari worship in Japan. Karen Smyers emphasises the diversity of a seemingly unified phenomenon in a very interesting manner. She mixes historical ... Read full review

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About the author (1999)

Smyers is assistant professor of religion at Wesleyan University.

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TitleSmyers: The Fox & the Jewel Paper
AuthorKaren Ann Smyers
Editionillustrated
PublisherUniversity of Hawaiʻi Press, 1999
ISBN0824821025, 9780824821029
Length271 pages
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Religion / Comparative Religion
Religion / Eastern
Religion / Philosophy
Religion / Shintoism
  
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