Datsueba the Clothes Snatcher : : The Evolution of a Japanese Folk Deity from Hell Figure to Popular Savior / / Chihiro Saka.
"The first comprehensive study in English of the Japanese hell figure Datsueba explores her evolution since her eleventh-century emergence as a terrifying old woman who strips the clothes of the dead in the afterworld. Drawing widely on literature, art, and worship practices, the author reveals...
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Saka, Chihiro, author. Datsueba the Clothes Snatcher : The Evolution of a Japanese Folk Deity from Hell Figure to Popular Savior / Chihiro Saka. The Evolution of a Japanese Folk Deity from Hell Figure to Popular Savior 1st ed. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2022. 1 online resource (281 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Brill's Japanese Studies Library ; 71 Description based on print version record. The first full-length study in English to explore Datsueba, the old woman of hell, and her transformation from terrifying ogre to beneficent guardian over a millennium of evolution within the Japanese religious imagination. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- 1 Toward a More Integrated Picture -- 2 Theoretical Framework, Methodology, and Primary Sources -- 3 Structure of the Monograph -- 1 Conceptions of Hell in Asia: Related Texts and Imagery -- 1 The Six Realms and Early Representations of Hell -- 2 Chinese Adaptations and Visions of Hell -- 3 Female Deities Related to Death: Indian Goddesses, Meng Po, and Datsueba -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- 2 Datsueba in Religious and Popular Texts -- 1 Prototypes for Datsueba -- 2 Datsueba in Accounts of the Ten Kings of Hell -- 3 Datsueba-like Figures in Popular Stories -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- 3 Visual Representations of Datsueba: From Hell Scenes to the Popular Sphere -- 1 Pictorial Representations of Hell Prior to Datsueba -- 2 The Emergence of Datsueba in the Landscape of Hell -- 3 Standardization and Modification of Datsueba Iconography -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- 4 Datsueba in Pilgrimage Mandalas -- 1 Overview of Pilgrimage Mandalas -- 2 Datsueba in Ise sankei mandara : Marking the Border between Sacred and Impure -- 3 Datsueba in the Zenkōji sankei mandara : Bridging the Realm of Underworld and Pure Land -- 4 Datsueba in Tateyama mandara : Manifestation of the Mountain Goddess Ubason and Symbol of the Entrance to Hell -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- 5 Venerating Datsueba: Beliefs and Worship Practices -- 1 Sculptural Images of Datsueba: A Brief Overview -- 2 Datsueba as a Marker of the Otherworld -- 3 The Symbolism of Cloth in Worship Practices Devoted to Datsueba -- 4 Datsueba, Other Old Female Figures, and Buddhist Attitudes toward Women -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- Conclusion -- Chinese and Japanese Character Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. "The first comprehensive study in English of the Japanese hell figure Datsueba explores her evolution since her eleventh-century emergence as a terrifying old woman who strips the clothes of the dead in the afterworld. Drawing widely on literature, art, and worship practices, the author reveals how the creative utilization of Datsueba's key attributes-including a marker of borders, a keeper of cloth, and an elderly woman-transformed her into a guardian of the human journey through life and death and shaped a figure that is diverse and multifaceted, yet also strikingly recognizable across the centuries"-- Provided by publisher. Art. Art Historiography. Art and history. Datsueba (Folk religion character) Print version: Saka, Chihiro Datsueba the Clothes Snatcher Boston : BRILL,c2022 Brill's Japanese Studies Library ; 71. |
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Saka, Chihiro, Datsueba the Clothes Snatcher : The Evolution of a Japanese Folk Deity from Hell Figure to Popular Savior / Brill's Japanese Studies Library ; Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Figures -- Introduction -- 1 Toward a More Integrated Picture -- 2 Theoretical Framework, Methodology, and Primary Sources -- 3 Structure of the Monograph -- 1 Conceptions of Hell in Asia: Related Texts and Imagery -- 1 The Six Realms and Early Representations of Hell -- 2 Chinese Adaptations and Visions of Hell -- 3 Female Deities Related to Death: Indian Goddesses, Meng Po, and Datsueba -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- 2 Datsueba in Religious and Popular Texts -- 1 Prototypes for Datsueba -- 2 Datsueba in Accounts of the Ten Kings of Hell -- 3 Datsueba-like Figures in Popular Stories -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- 3 Visual Representations of Datsueba: From Hell Scenes to the Popular Sphere -- 1 Pictorial Representations of Hell Prior to Datsueba -- 2 The Emergence of Datsueba in the Landscape of Hell -- 3 Standardization and Modification of Datsueba Iconography -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- 4 Datsueba in Pilgrimage Mandalas -- 1 Overview of Pilgrimage Mandalas -- 2 Datsueba in Ise sankei mandara : Marking the Border between Sacred and Impure -- 3 Datsueba in the Zenkōji sankei mandara : Bridging the Realm of Underworld and Pure Land -- 4 Datsueba in Tateyama mandara : Manifestation of the Mountain Goddess Ubason and Symbol of the Entrance to Hell -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- 5 Venerating Datsueba: Beliefs and Worship Practices -- 1 Sculptural Images of Datsueba: A Brief Overview -- 2 Datsueba as a Marker of the Otherworld -- 3 The Symbolism of Cloth in Worship Practices Devoted to Datsueba -- 4 Datsueba, Other Old Female Figures, and Buddhist Attitudes toward Women -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- Conclusion -- Chinese and Japanese Character Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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