Japanese Mountain Cult: Why worship a volcano
Mount Fuji (3776 meters) is one of the highest and most beautiful peaks in Japan, but, in addition, it is an active volcano. Despite its destructive potential, Fuji attracts a huge number of Japanese: every year tens and hundreds of thousands of people in Japan rush to its peak — for an ordinary walk, or on a pilgrimage?
At the lecture, we will talk about how the Japanese cult of mountains was formed, and why Fuji and all the territories around it are really considered sacred; we will get acquainted with the Japanese gods-mountain guardians; and in the end, we will turn our gaze to the forests and plains more familiar to us and try to understand what cults are formed in them.
The lecture is about 1.5 hours, plus about half an hour the lecturer takes away for questions.
Nina Voronina, a Japanese scholar and anthropologist of religion, reads.
Date and time: May 26, Thursday, 19:00
Pay for your ticket online on our website. After payment, you will receive an e-ticket with a reservation number by email - in order to get to the event, it is enough to inform this number to the club employee.
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