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Buddhism and the transformation of old age in medieval Japan /

This title charts the shifting sets of meanings ascribed to old age in medieval Japan, tracing the processes by which the aged body was transformed into a symbol of otherworldly power and the cultural, political, and religious circumstances that inspired its reimagination. Edward R. Drott examines h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Drott, Edward Robertson (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2016]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Decrepit demons and defiled deities : elders at the crossroads in late Heian Japan
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  • From outcast to saint : overcoming pollution in an age of decline
  • The eccentric avatar : reimagining the body of the bodhisattva in early medieval engi
  • The graying of the gods : the return of the okina kami in medieval myth
  • "Tranquil heart, gazing afar" : reimagining the aged body in noh.