Death and the afterlife in Japanese Buddhism

Mukaekō : practice for the deathbed / Sarah Johanna Horton -- With the help of "good friends" : deathbed ritual practices in early medieval Japan / Jacqueline I. Stone -- Beyond death and the afterlife : considering relic veneration in medieval Japan / Brian O. Ruppert -- Collective suicid...

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Collaborateurs: Stone, Jacqueline I. 1949- (Éditeur intellectuel) ; Walter, Mariko Namba (Autre)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Honolulu, Hawaii University of Hawai'i Press 2008
Dans:Année: 2008
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Japan / Buddhisme / Mort / Au-delà
Sujets non-standardisés:B Rituel
B Histoire des religions
B Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies (Japan)
B Funérailles
B Future Life Buddhism
B Religion
B Jenseitsvorstellungen
Accès en ligne: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Résumé:Mukaekō : practice for the deathbed / Sarah Johanna Horton -- With the help of "good friends" : deathbed ritual practices in early medieval Japan / Jacqueline I. Stone -- Beyond death and the afterlife : considering relic veneration in medieval Japan / Brian O. Ruppert -- Collective suicide at the funeral of Jitsunyo : mimesis or solidarity / Mark L. Blum -- At the crossroads of birth and death : the blood pool hell and postmortem fetal extraction / Hank Glassman -- Funerary Zen : Sōtō Zen death management in Tokugawa Japan / Duncan Ryūken Williams -- The structure of Japanese Buddhist funerals / Mariko Namba Walter -- The price of naming the deat : posthumous precept names and critiques of contemporary Japanese Buddhism / Stephen G. Covell -- The orthodox heresy of Buddhist funerals / George J. Tanabe Jr
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0824832043