Tengu : the shamanic and esoteric origins of the Japanese martial arts, by Roald Knutsen

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Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-236) and index

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Contents: The tengu -- About shamanism in the present context -- Communing with the gods -- Origins -- Cultic symbols -- The transition from the griffin to the hawk and crow -- The shaman and his drum -- Shamanism and the Japanese context -- The transition from the ancient to the medieval period -- Introduction of the Buddhist mikkyō -- Were "the protectors" the proto-yamabushi? -- Comparisons -- An alternative origin for the tengu -- Apparitions -- Tengu weapons and other items -- Dai-tengu and shō-tengu in the iconography -- Messenger of the deities -- Bugei tengu iconography -- Marishit-ten and "divine assistance" -- Tengu revisited

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