Buddhism and the transformation of old age in medieval Japan
Gods of the earth and the making of the vital center -- "Lamenting gray hair" : the poetics of retirement in early Japan -- Decrepit demons and defiled deities : elders at the crossroads in late Heian Japan -- Between this world and the next : reappraising the aged body in medieval Japan -...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Honolulu
University of Hawaiʻi Press
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism - Japan - Philosophy
B Buddhism (Japan) Philosophy B Aging (Japan) B Buddhism (Japan) History 1185-1600 B Electronic books |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Print version: Drott, Edward R: Buddhism and the Transformation of Old Age in Medieval Japan. - Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press,c2016. - 9780824851507 |
| Summary: | Gods of the earth and the making of the vital center -- "Lamenting gray hair" : the poetics of retirement in early Japan -- Decrepit demons and defiled deities : elders at the crossroads in late Heian Japan -- Between this world and the next : reappraising the aged body in medieval Japan -- From outcast to saint : overcoming pollution in an age of decline -- The eccentric avatar : reimagining the body of the bodhisattva in early medieval engi -- The graying of the gods : the return of the okina kami in medieval myth -- "Tranquil heart, gazing afar" : reimagining the aged body in noh |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 082486686X |