popular beliefs popular episteme almanac I extend my research of the Fuji cult to other forms of popular cults and beliefs in the Edo period. The aim of this project is to study in more detail how commoners in the Edo period made sense of the reality around them. In other words, I want to understand the process through which the popular episteme developed in the Edo period. I try to get at this by examining popular beliefs on stars, dreams, directional deities, divination, etc., especially as they appear in almanacs and similar texts.
