Graduate Student, Literature
PhD Candidate
Thesis Title: 『中世権門寺院における正統性の構築と神―１３世紀高野山における学侶の神祇思想を中心に―』 (Kami Deities and the Construction of Legitimacy at a Medieval 'kenmon' Buddhist Temple: Scholar monks' concepts of the kami at 13th century Mount Koya)
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Kiba Akeshi
Miyazaki Kenji |
About
My research concerns worship of the mountain deities at medieval Koya-san, particularly methods of communication between Shingon practitioners and kami, focusing on oracle texts, the roles of devotional icons, doctrinal debates, and kami-related ritual practices.
B.A/M.A History of Art, Cambridge University 1996-1999
M.A Japanese Studies, SOAS, University of London, 2003-4
Research Student, Tokyo University of the Arts 東京藝術大学, 2004-6
M.A/PhD. Buddhist Culture, Otani University 大谷大学, 2006-2011
