Asian Religions and Cultures – serie
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Chinese Magical Medicine
Av Michel Strickmann, Bernard Faure
Inbunden, 2002
1711 kr
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This book argues that the most profound and far-reaching effects of Buddhism on Chinese culture occurred at the level of practice, specifically in religious rituals designed to cure people of disease, demonic possession, and bad luck. This practice would leave its most lasting imprint on the …
Chinese Magical Medicine
Av Michel Strickmann, Bernard Faure
Häftad, 2002
415 kr
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This book argues that the most profound and far-reaching effects of Buddhism on Chinese culture occurred at the level of practice, specifically in religious rituals designed to cure people of disease, demonic possession, and bad luck. This practice would leave its most lasting imprint on the …
Living Images
Japanese Buddhist Icons in Context
Av Robert H. Sharf, Elizabeth Horton Sharf
Inbunden, 2002
795 kr
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Buddhist images are ubiquitous in Japan, yet they are rarely accorded much attention in studies of Buddhist monastic traditions. Scholars of religion tend to regard Buddhist images as mere symbols or representations of religious ideals, commemorations of saints and patriarchs, ancillary aids to …
Chinese Poetry and Prophecy
The Written Oracle in East Asia
Av Michel Strickmann, Bernard Faure
Inbunden, 2005
1598 kr
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Focusing on oracular texts, Chinese Poetry and Prophecy examines the role of divination in Chinese culture, particularly in religious practice. Drawing on a dazzling array of ancient and modern sources, the author establishes the oracular sequence of important but obscure works in his celebrated …
Chinese Poetry and Prophecy
The Written Oracle in East Asia
Av Michel Strickmann, Bernard Faure
Häftad, 2005
387 kr
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Focusing on oracular texts, Chinese Poetry and Prophecy examines the role of divination in Chinese culture, particularly in religious practice. Drawing on a dazzling array of ancient and modern sources, the author establishes the oracular sequence of important but obscure works in his celebrated …
Lady of Linshui
A Chinese Female Cult
Inbunden, 2008
916 kr
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This anthropological study examines the cult of the Chinese goddess Chen Jinggu, divine protector of women and children. The cult of the "Lady of Linshui" began in the province of Fujian on the southeastern coast of China during the eleventh century and remains vital in present-day Taiwan. Skilled …
Eccentric Spaces, Hidden Histories
Narrative, Ritual, and Royal Authority from the Chronicles of Japan to the Tale of the Heike
Inbunden, 2007
1184 kr
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After The Tale of Genji (c. 1000), the greatest work of classical Japanese literature is the historical narrative The Tale of the Heike (13th-14th centuries). In addition to opening up fresh perspectives on the Heike narratives, this study also draws attention to a range of problems centered on the …
Great Clarity
Daoism and Alchemy in Early Medieval China
Inbunden, 2006
908 kr
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This is the first book to examine extensively the religious aspects of Chinese alchemy. Its main focus is the relation of alchemy to the Daoist traditions of the early medieval period (third to sixth centuries). It shows how alchemy contributed to and was tightly integrated into the elaborate body …
Buddhist Materiality
A Cultural History of Objects in Japanese Buddhism
Inbunden, 2007
916 kr
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Throughout its history, Buddhism has developed a sophisticated philosophy of materiality, addressing the status of material objects and their role in the quest for salvation. This is an innovative book that addresses the ways in which Buddhism has conceived of, and dealt with, material objects …
Great Clarity
Daoism and Alchemy in Early Medieval China
E-bok, 2006
1039 kr
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This is the first book to examine extensively the religious aspects of Chinese alchemy. Its main focus is the relation of alchemy to the Daoist traditions of the early medieval period (third to sixth centuries). It shows how alchemy contributed to and was tightly integrated into the elaborate body …
