When Tengu Talk: Hirata Atsutane's Ethnography of the Other World

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Index Abe no seimei, 235n95 Age of the Kami, 52, 104, 129, 136, 183; medicine from, 118; writing from, 32, 51, 53, 99, 103, 129–133 akuma. See demons Almanac of the Eternal Imperial Dynasty, 214n9 Amaterasu, 28, 130, 176 amatsukami, 213n3 Ame no minaka nushi, 103 Ancient Learning, 21, 24–26, 134, 216n24; Chinese inspiration for, 14; Itò’s school, 60; philological method, 28, 135–138, 197; Yamaga Sokò school, 225n33 Ancient Shinto, 216n24 Ancient Way, 27, 52, 109, 137, 171, 198; cosmology, 14, 199; community criticism of Atsutane, 98–102; hero, 149, 157–163, 196; medium, 202; rituals, 163–167; as sanjin practice, 91; tengu practitioners, 12; theology, 200; as “true” religion of Japan, 32; versus Chinese models, 109; versus Buddhism, 143–145, 161–162 anthropology, 19, 84; Atsutane’s anthropology, 11, 40–41, 199, 208; fiction and ethnography, 33–36; flawed Western examples, 33 Arai Hakuseki, 131 Aratamata Hiroshi, 227n4 Asshole’s Tale, The, 27 Aston, William, 9 astronomy, 170; sanjin knowledge of, 172–177; Western, 13, 28, 174; government supported, 23 Atago shrine, 148 Atobe Yoshiakira, 130 Atsutane studies, 3 Atsuta shrine, 130 Attack on an Eruption of Words, An, 129 August Pillar of the Soul, 2–3, 30, 51, 63, 74, 80, 128, 173; destination of souls, 91–92; main purpose of, 7, 14, 199; the Other World, 201 Ban Nobutomo, 37, 61, 158, 222n47, 230n1; jindai moji views, 131; salon visitor, 69 Baopuzi, 110; inner chapters, 39 Bendòsho, 21 Benedict, Ruth, 34 Berry, Mary Elizabeth, 22 bezoar, 234n84 Bielefeldt, Carl, 237n14 Biographical Essay on the Yellow Emperor, A, 110 Biography of the Immortal Master Ge, The, 110, 223n9 Blacker, Carmen, 17–18, 207–208, 213n1, 218n1, 241n6; Atsutane scholarship, 1; Senkyò ibun, 2, 5–7, 11 bodhisattva, 31, 145, 147–148, 157, 237n14; criticism and slander of, 77; model for the sanjin, 140, 205; powers of, 13, 237n20 Bolitho, Harold, 215n16, 217n26 Book of the Prince of Huai nan, The. See Huai nan zi Brahma, 230n3 bunjin, 61 260 Index Burns, Susan, 217n25 Bushido: The Soul of Japan, 196 Butsudò taii. See Essence of Buddhism, The Campany, Robert Ford, 232n32 Castaneda, Carlos, 33 Categories of Esoteric Doctrines and Rituals, 152–153 Catlin, George, 36 Chart of the True Form of the Five Peaks, A, 110 Chigiri Kòsai, 229n27 Chigo monogatari, 157 chinkon, 153 Chishima shiranami fuchizu. See White Waves of the Kuriles: Maps Appended Christianity, 103, 135, 140, 216n24, 220n26, 220n28, 230n2; books in Japan about, 23, 27; heroes, 31 Chronicle of Japan, 213n6 cinnabar, 114, 128 Clifford, James, 19, 34–35, 227n51 Compilation for Directing Qi, A, 110 Compilation for Introduction into the Divine Immortals, A, 110 Compilation of the Potions of the Divine Immortals, A, 110 Compilation of the Teachings of the Divine Immortals, A, 110 Compilation of the Techniques of the Divine Immortals, A, 110 Compilation on the Mastery of the Divine Immortals, A, 110 Confucianism, 20–21, 105, 107, 204; classics of, 2, 138, 197; heroes of, 25, 31, 134; as subject of Ancient Learning, 26–27 Confucius, 134 Conrad, Joseph, 34 Crapanzano, Vincent, 36, 38, 206 crazy eggplant, 127 Criticism of Deceitful Writings, A, 26 Cycles of Threes and Fives. See San wu li ji Daifusòkokukò. See Thoughts on the Great Japanese Nation Daikaku, 53, 64, 226n39 Dainichi, 153 daiò, 125, 234n83 Dakiniten, 150 Daoism, 17, 21, 105, 118, 133, 145, 147, 218n1, 221n33, 229n22; child possession practice, 154; heroes, 31; spirit bureaucracies, 233n48. See also immortals Davis, Edward L., 237n29 Dazai Shundai, 21–22, 25–26, 131 demons, 5–6, 15, 18, 134–135, 201; leader, 150; modern disbelief in, 208; possession by, 58; Torakichi’s description of, 76–78 Dengyò Daishi, 228n11 Devine, Richard, 216n24 Directions for the Use of the Two Charts of the Heavens and Earth, 23 Dissertation on Enlightenment, A, 27 divination, 45, 223n8, 229n31; with child mediums, 237n29; Torakichi ’s knowledge of the future, 46–47, 54; Torakichi’s Buddhist rituals for, 154–155 Dòryò Gongen, 156 Douglas, Mary, 34 Dutch Astronomy, 173 Dutch studies, 26, 119, 173, 189, 220n29, 227n45; Japanese fascination for, 2, 23, 191 Duvignaud, Jean, 34 Earl, David Magarey, 216n24 Emperor Jimmu, 108 Emperor Kòkaku, 64 Emperor Ninkò, 64 En no gyòja, 31 environmental determinism, 141, 178 Esoteric Buddhism, 144, 150, 164; Atsutane’s practice, 152–154 Essence of Buddhism, The, 27 Essence of Chinese Studies, The, 27 Essence of Confucianism, The, 27 [3.141.2.96] Project MUSE (2024-04-25 21...