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Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

AvWilliam E. Deal,Brian Ruppert,USA) Deal, William E. (Case Western Reserve University,USA) Ruppert, Brian (University of Illinois

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A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism offers a comprehensive, nuanced, and chronological account of the evolution of Buddhist religion in Japan from the sixth century to the present day. Traces each period of Japanese history to reveal the complex and often controversial histories of Japanese Buddhists and their unfolding narrativesExamines relevant social, political, and transcultural contexts, and places an emphasis on Japanese Buddhist discourses and material cultureAddresses the increasing competition between Buddhist, Shinto, and Neo-Confucian world-views through to the mid-nineteenth centuryInformed by the most recent research, including the latest Japanese and Western scholarshipIllustrates the richness and complexity of Japanese Buddhism as a lived religion, offering readers a glimpse into the development of this complex and often misunderstood tradition

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Utgivningsdatum2015-05-29
Mått150 x 226 x 15 mm
Vikt409 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieWiley-Blackwell Guides to Buddhism
Antal sidor320
FörlagJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN9781405167017

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William E. Deal is Severance Professor of the History of Religion in the Department of Religious Studies and Professor of Cognitive Science in the Department of Cognitive Science at Case Western Reserve University, and Associate Director for Digital Humanities at the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities. He is the author of Theory for Religious Studies (with Timothy K. Beal, 2005) and Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan (2006).Brian Ruppert is Associate Professor of Japanese Religions at the University of Illinois, where he is a faculty member in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and the Department of Religion. His publications include Jewel in the Ashes: Buddha Relics and Power in Early Medieval Japan (2000), "Buddhism in Japan" (Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed., 2005), and "Buddhism and Law in Japan" (Buddhism and Law: An Introduction, 2014).

List of Illustrations viiAcknowledgments ixIntroduction 11 Early Historical Contexts (Protohistory to 645) 132 Ancient Buddhism (645–950) 453 Early Medieval Buddhism (950–1300): The Dawn of Medieval Society and Related Changes in Japanese Buddhist Culture 874 Late Medieval Buddhism (1300–1467): New Buddhisms, Buddhist Learning, Dissemination and the Fall into Chaos 1355 Buddhism and the Transition to the Modern Era (1467–1800) 1716 Modern Buddhism (1800–1945) 2097 Buddhism Since 1945 231Character Glossary 255Index 287