This symposium brought together scholars of Japanese religions from Japan, Europe, and the North America to critically examine Shugendô, a major Japanese tradition that has long been relegated to the margins of Japanese religious history and culture. Through the presentation and discussion of new scholarly work from diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives this symposium explored the central role of Shugendô in the history of Japanese religious institutions, practices, literature, and visual culture.
April 25 – 27, 2008
Held Auditorium
Barnard Hall, Room 304
Barnard College, Columbia University
Broadway and 117th Street
New York, NY
| Friday, April 25 | Introduction to the Film by Gaynor SEKIMORI
Film Screening "Shugen: Hagurosan Aki no Mine" (directed by KITAMURA Minao) Followed by Q&A with the director Download film screening flyer here (PDF) |
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| Saturday, April 26 | Keynote Speech
MIYAKE Hitoshi (Kokugakuin University) "Japanese Mountain Religion: Shrines, Temples and the Development of Shugendō" |
| Gaynor SEKIMORI (SOAS)
"Defining Shugendō Past and Present: The 'Restoration' of Shugendō at Nikko and Koshikidake" Discussant: Dominick SCARANGELO (University of Virginia) |
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| SATŌ Hiroo (Tohoku University)
"Changing Views Mountains in Japan" Discussant: Mark TEEUWEN (Oslo University) |
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| SUZUKI Shōei
"The Development of the Zaō Gongen Suijaku Setsuwa" Discussant: Heather BLAIR (Harvard University) |
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| SUZUKI Masataka (Keio University)
"Kumano Worship and Yudate Kagura" Discussant: Gaynor SEKIMORI (SOAS) |
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| SEKIGUCHI Makiko (Nihon Joshi Daigaku)
"Sanbōin Monzeki and the Formation of Tōzan-ha" Discussant: George CLONOS (Stanford University) |
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| Robert DUQUENNE (EFEO)
"Enkū Beyond the Boom: Off or On the Tracks of Shugendō?" Discussant: Will HANSEN (San Diego State University) |
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| ŌUCHI Fumi (Miyagigakuin Women’s University)
"Popularization through the Vocal Arts: The Lotus Repentance Liturgy of Haguro Shugen" Discussant: Lisa GRUMBACH (Institute of Buddhist Studies) |
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| Anne BOUCHY (EFEO)
"Between Transformations, Ruptures, and Continuity: Issues and Options in Contemporary Shugendō" Discussant: SUZUKI Masataka (Keio University) |
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| Fabio RAMBELLI (Sapporo University)
"'Dog-men,' Craftspeople, or Living Buddhas? The Status of Yamabushi in Premodern Japanese Society" Discussant: Lucia DOLCE (SOAS) |
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| Bernard FAURE (Columbia University)
"Climbing Mount Analogue: The Embryological Discourse of Shugendō" Discussant: Marco GOTTARDO (Columbia University) |
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