Despite popular images of priests seeking enlightenment in snow-covered mountain temples, the central concern of Japanese Buddhism is death. This title investigates what changing burial forms reveal about the ways temple Buddhism is perceived and propagated in contemporary Japan.
Bonds of the DeadREADERSHIP: General (US: Trade)
ISBN-10: 0226730158
ISBN-13: 9780226730158
Author:
Rowe, Mark Michael /
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Publication date: October 2011
Format: Paperback / softback
Language: English
Dimensions: 154 x 230 x 15 mm
Weight: 434 g
Pages: 256 pages, 10 halftones, 2 line drawings, 2 tables pages
Title: Bonds of the Dead