Where Mountains Fly: A Shugendo Documentary, Part 1
Alena Eckelmann
15 June 2022
A conversation with filmmakers Carina and Sandra Roth on the practice of Shugendo in Japan
Women in Shugendo: Supporters, Leaders, or Both? Part 3
Alena Eckelmann
13 April 2022
Introducing Tatsumi Anju from Sakuramotobou, a Shugendo temple in Yoshino
Women in Shugendo: Supporters, Leaders, or Both? Part 2
Alena Eckelmann
16 March 2022
Introducing Tatsumi Anju from Sakuramotobou, a Shugendo temple in Yoshino
Women in Shugendo: Supporters, Leaders, or Both? Part 1
Alena Eckelmann
11 February 2022
Understanding the historical and contemporary role of women in Japan’s Shugendo tradition
Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Eight
Alena Eckelmann
10 December 2021
A conversation with Shugendo researcher Ignas Čepelė
Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Seven
Alena Eckelmann
17 November 2021
An interview with the makers of the video documentary Shugendo Now.
Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Six
Alena Eckelmann
19 October 2021
The modern-day legacy of En no Gyoja
Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Five
Alena Eckelmann
16 September 2021
Exploring Shugendo’s oldest training trail in the Katsuragi Mountains
Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Four
Alena Eckelmann
16 July 2021
Restoration of the Kumano Shugen, a Shugendo group in the Kumano area of Japan
Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Three
Alena Eckelmann
1 June 2021
Pilgrimage to the future
Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part Two
Alena Eckelmann
19 March 2021
An interview with Prof. Caleb Carter of Kyushu University
Connecting the Past and Present of Shugendo – The Revival of Japan’s Ancient Mountain Ascetic Tradition, Part One
Alena Eckelmann
3 December 2020
Nurturing the roots of an ancient tradition