Tales of Idolized Boys : : Male-Male Love in Medieval Japanese Buddhist Narratives / / Sachi Schmidt-Hori.
In medieval Japan (14th–16th centuries), it was customary for elite families to entrust their young sons to the care of renowned Buddhist priests from whom they received a premier education in Buddhist scriptures, poetry, music, and dance. When the boys reached adolescence, some underwent coming-of-...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021] ©2021 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Prelude
- Introduction Becoming a Chigo
- Chapter 1 Chigo Monogatari Central Themes, Archetypes, and the Politics and Aesthetics of Acolyte-Monk Love
- Chapter 2 A Booklet of Acolytes An Erotic Handscroll of Five Capricious Boys
- Chapter 3 The Mountain An Acolyte Tale of Traversals, Transformations, and Triumph
- Chapter 4 The Chigo Known as Miss Rookie: When an Acolyte Falls in Love with an Aristocratic Lady
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author