書籍の概要

　A Path into the Mountains rethinks how religion forms at the regional and transregional levels. Through an investigation of Mount Togakushi (Nagano Prefecture), Carter draws on legends, myths, miracle tales, doctrinal works, and travel literature as well as material sources in tracing the development of Shugendō, Tendai Buddhism, and Shinto.

著者から一言

This book is the first major study to approach Shugendō as a self-conscious religious system, emergent but distinct from a contemporaneous Buddhist worldview and specially adapted to the mountains.

（IMAP/IDOC（人文科学研究院） Caleb Carter）

目次

Introduction Revisiting the History of Shugendō

Part 1 Before Shugendō

Chapter 1 Converting the Demon with Nine Heads

Chapter 2 Emboldened Narratives

Chapter 3 Contested Boundaries

Chapter 4 Mountain Asceticism Before Shugendō

Part 2 Transmitting Shugendō

Chapter 5 A Mountain School on the Move: Hiko Shugendō

Chapter 6 A Path of Entry: From Hiko to Togakushi

Part 3 Shugendō, Localized and Nationalized

Chapter 7 Pilgrims, Dragon Worship, and New Kami

Chapter 8 Embedding Shugendō into a Regional Landscape

Chapter 9 Climbing for Laymen, Restrictions for Women

Chapter 10 Ancient Lore for a Recent Tradition

Epilogue