Buddhism and the Transformation of Old Age in Medieval Japan /

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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
Autor principal: Drott, Edward Robertson (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Buddhism > Philosophy.
Buddhism.
Aging.
HISTORY > Asia > Japan.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Bouddhisme > Japon > Philosophie.
Bouddhisme > Japon > Histoire > 1185-1600.
Vieillissement > Japon.
Buddhism > Japan > Philosophy.
Buddhism > Japan > History > 1185-1600.
Aging > Japan.
Japan.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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 how the aged body was used to conceptualise forms of difference and to convey religious meanings in a variety of texts.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780824866860

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