Description
In 1895, Heian Jingū was festively inaugurated as a testimony to Kyoto’s bygone days as the nation’s capital. A close look at its founding story reveals a complex narrative that touches not only on doctrinal issues such as the unprecedented deification of past emperors, but also on material aspects such as the government’s creation of a blueprint for new shrines. Moreover, it helps explain how a major imperial shrine (kanpei taisha) in the emerging Japanese nation state could be so replete with Chinese symbolism and why in later years at least one of its designers expressed great disappointment at the end result. Finally, it appears that today exactly those China-derived elements play a crucial role in Heian Jingū’s popularity.| Period | Nov 8 2018 |
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| Held at | Columbia University, United States |
| Degree of Recognition | International |
Related content
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Research output
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Heian Jingū: Monument or Shinto Shrine?
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
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Heian Jingū
Project: Research project
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Activities
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Commemoration and Deification: The Creation of Heian Jingū
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk