Protectors and Predators : : Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 2 /

Protectors and Predators : : Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 2 / / Bernard Faure.

Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, Protectors and Predators is the second 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 religiou...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
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Faure, Bernard,
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 (584 p.) :; 84 color and 88 black & white illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Prologue
  • 1. Earthly Powers: Bishamonten, Daikokuten, Enmaten
  • 2. The Elephant in the Room: Shōten
  • 3. A Stink of Fox: Dakiniten
  • 4. From Goddess to Dragon: Benzaiten
  • 5. From Dragon to Snake: Uga Benzaiten
  • 6. The Three Devas
  • 7. The Face of the Snake: Ugajin
  • 8. Matricial Gods: Matarajin
  • Coda
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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