Ima no shugendō / Enpawā Kōbō = Shugendō now / Enpower Pictures presents ; director, camera, editor, Jean-Marc Abela ; producer, Mark Patrick McGuire.
今の修験道 縁パワー工房 = Shugendō now / Enpower Pictures presents ; director, camera, editor, Jean-Marc Abela ; producer, Mark Patrick McGuire.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Abela, Jean-Marc, director.

McGuire, Mark Patrick, producer, researcher.

Akané D'Orangeville, narrator.

Enpower Pictures, producer, distributor.

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Language:

English

French

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Mountains.

Shugen (Sect).

Japan.

Shugen (Sect)--Japan.

Mountains--Japan--Religious aspects.

Kumano Region (Japan)--Religion.

Kumano Region (Japan).

Japan--Religion.

Religion.

Japan--Religious life and customs.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Religious films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

polychrome

Edition:

Widescreen presentation.

Other Title:

Shugendō now

Place of Publication:

[Montreal] : Enpower Pictures, 2009.

Language Note:

In Japanese with optional English and French language tracks; optional subtitles in English and French.

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; stereo.

digital

optical

stereo

NTSC

video file

DVD video

Summary:

"This feature documentary is an experiential journey into the mystical practices of Japanese mountain asceticism. In Shugendō (The Way of Acquiring Power), practitioners perform ritual actions from shamanism, Shintō, Daoism, and Tantric Buddhism. They seek experiential truth of the teachings during arduous climbs in sacred mountains"--Container.

Participant:

Narrator: Akané D'Orangeville.

Credits:

Research, Mark Patrick McGuire.

Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2009.

1.85 aspect ratio.

Special features: trailer.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

OCLC:

466083168