This is a richly-illustrated study of 'The Oracles of the Three Shrines', the name given to a hanging scroll depicting three important Japanese shrine-deities and their respective oracle texts. The scroll has evolved continuously in Japan for 600 years, so different examples of it offer a series of 'windows' on developments in Japanese religious belief and practice.
Read More
This is a richly-illustrated study of 'The Oracles of the Three Shrines', the name given to a hanging scroll depicting three important Japanese shrine-deities and their respective oracle texts. The scroll has evolved continuously in Japan for 600 years, so different examples of it offer a series of 'windows' on developments in Japanese religious belief and practice.
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. No Jacket. United Kingdom: Curzon Pr, 2001. Book. Good. Cloth. With scanty highlighting, some faded, on about 20 of the first pages, and a few small marks in margins otherwise. Pages fading at edges. Nice sound binding and neat, clean covers. Sharp, shiney spine gilting. Benefits the Friends of the Albany, CA library..
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Near Fine in Near fine jacket. First UK edition, 2001, hardcover with maroon cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, 142pp., sparsely illustrated in b&w. Book near fine with handsome boards and tight binding, previous owner's sticker to front flyleaf, otherwise text clean bright and unmarked. DJ near fine with mild rubbing and toning, now in archival mylar wrap.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.