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- Title
Japanese Food Offerings.
- Authors
GRAPARD, Allan G.
- Abstract
Food offerings are one of the most interesting aspects of Shinto rituals. Some involve an enormous variety of foodstuff and constitute extraordinary examples of food preparation and presentation. Many of these offerings are based on ancient sources and are prepared according to protocols established at the imperial court in the Muromachi period, if not earlier. This article explores some features of Shinto food offerings, with special focus on the Upper and Lower Kamo Shrines, Iwashimizu Hachimangū shrine, and the Grand Shrines of Ise, and proposes some theoretical perspectives on how to study them from the perspectives of gift giving, sacrifice, and taboo.
- Subjects
TABOO; JAPANESE cooking; GIFT giving; FOOD presentation; COOKING; SHRINES
- Publication
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies, 2021, Vol 48, Issue 1, p65
- ISSN
0304-1042
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18874/jjrs.48.1.2021.165-185