The Fluid Pantheon : : Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 1 / / Bernard Faure.
Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, The Fluid Pantheon is the first installment of a multivolume project that promises to be a milestone in our understanding of the mythico-ritual system of esoteric Buddhism-specifically the nature and roles of deities in the religious world...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2016 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2015] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (496 p.) :; 105 color and 87 black & white illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1. Twists and Turns: Pantheons, Structures, Beyond and In Between
- 2. Under the Gaze of the Stars: Myōken and the Northern Dipper
- 3. The Elusive Center: Fudō
- 4. Lust but Not Least: Aizen Myōō
- 5. Fearful Symmetry: The Twin Kings
- 6. The Hidden Jewel: The Wish-fulfilling Jewel
- 7. Living Jewels: From Hachiman to Nyoirin Kannon
- Coda
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index