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Shōtoku : ethnicity, ritual, and violence in the Japanese Buddhist tradition /
Prince Shotoku (573?-622?), the purported founder of Japanese Buddhism, is widely referred to as Japan's first national hero. The cult that grew up around his memory is recognized as one of the most important phenomena in early Japanese religion. This book examines the creation and evolution of...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Abbreviations and Citation Methods; Introduction; 1. Ethnicity and the Founding Legend of Japanese Buddhism; 2. Pure Land and the Millennium in the Early Shotoku Cult; 3. Ancestors, Estates, and Angry Gods in the Early Royal Cult; 4. Ethnicity, Sagehood, and the Politics of Literacy in the Early Shotoku Cult; 5. Violence, Vengeance, and Purification in the Early Shotoku Cult; 6. Shotoku and Gyoki; 7. Doji, Saicho, and the Post-Nihon Shoki Shotoku Cult; Conclusion; Appendix: Primary Sources for the Study of the Early Shotoku Cult; Glossary; Notes; Works Cited; Index.