Deal / Ruppert A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism

1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-118-60831-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Guides to Buddhism

A Cultural History of Japanese Buddhism offers a comprehensive, nuanced, and chronological account of the evolution of Buddhist religion in Japan from the sixth century to the present day.
* Traces each period of Japanese history to reveal the complex and often controversial histories of Japanese Buddhists and their unfolding narratives
* Examines relevant social, political, and transcultural contexts, and places an emphasis on Japanese Buddhist discourses and material culture
* Addresses the increasing competition between Buddhist, Shinto, and Neo-Confucian world-views through to the mid-nineteenth century
* Informed by the most recent research, including the latest Japanese and Western scholarship
* Illustrates the richness and complexity of Japanese Buddhism as a lived religion, offering readers a glimpse into the development of this complex and often misunderstood tradition

Autoren/Hrsg.

Deal, William E.

Ruppert, Brian

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1 Early Historical Contexts (Protohistory to 645) 13
2 Ancient Buddhism (645-950) 45
3 Early Medieval Buddhism (950-1300): The Dawn of Medieval Society and Related Changes in Japanese Buddhist Culture 87
4 Late Medieval Buddhism (1300-1467): New Buddhisms, Buddhist Learning, Dissemination and the Fall into Chaos 135
5 Buddhism and the Transition to the Modern Era (1467-1800) 171
6 Modern Buddhism (1800-1945) 209
7 Buddhism Since 1945 231
Character Glossary 255
Index 287

Über Autor(innen)

William E. Deal is Severance Professor of theHistory of Religion in the Department of Religious Studies andProfessor of Cognitive Science in the Department of CognitiveScience at Case Western Reserve University, and Associate Directorfor Digital Humanities at the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities.He is the author of Theory for ReligiousStudies (with Timothy K. Beal, 2005) and Handbookto Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan (2006).Brian Ruppert is Associate Professor of JapaneseReligions at the University of Illinois, where he is a facultymember in the Department of East Asian Languages and Culturesand the Department of Religion. His publicationsinclude Jewel in the Ashes: Buddha Relics and Power inEarly Medieval Japan (2000), "Buddhism in Japan"(Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed., 2005), and "Buddhism andLaw in Japan" (Buddhism and Law: An Introduction, 2014).