Pure Land Buddhism in modern Japanese culture / by Elisabetta Porcu.
Despite being one of the most influential forms of Japanese Buddhism, the Pure Land tradition, and notably its impact on the development of Japanese cultural history, has often been overlooked outside Japan. Taking into account recent scholarship on orientalism and occidentalism, this book, written...
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| Superior document: | Numen book series, v. 121 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in the history of religions ;
121. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (275 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Despite being one of the most influential forms of Japanese Buddhism, the Pure Land tradition, and notably its impact on the development of Japanese cultural history, has often been overlooked outside Japan. Taking into account recent scholarship on orientalism and occidentalism, this book, written from the perspective of the Study of Religions, provides an analysis of the impact that the Pure Land tradition, in particular Shin Buddhism, has exerted on mainstream forms of artistic expression (especially creative arts, literature and the tea ceremony) in modern and contemporary Japan. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-258) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1283060639 9786613060631 9047443055 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8834 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Elisabetta Porcu. |