THE CULTURE OF SECRECY IN JAPANESE RELIGION by Bernhard Scheid (Editor), Mark Teeuwen (Editor) ( 9780415546898 )

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Title:

THE CULTURE OF SECRECY IN JAPANESE RELIGION

By:

Bernhard Scheid (Editor), Mark Teeuwen (Editor)

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0415546893

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9780415546898

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

1 April, 2009

Pages:

416

Description:

This fascinating collection traces the secret characteristics and practices in Japanese religion and analyzes the decline of religious esotericism in Japan. The contributors examine the impact of Esoteric Buddhism on Japanese culture, exploring its centrality to Japan's 'culture of secrecy'.

Synopsis:

The Japanese Middle Ages were a period when forms of secrecy dominated religious practice. This fascinating collection traces out the secret characteristics and practices in Japanese religion, as well as analyzing the decline of religious esotericism in Japan. The essays in this impressive work refer to Esoteric Buddhism as the core of Japan's "culture of secrecy". Esoteric Buddhism developed in almost all Buddhist countries of Asia, but it was of particular importance in Japan where its impact went far beyond the borders of Buddhism, also affecting Shinto as well as non-religious forms of discourse. The contributors focus on the impact of Esoteric Buddhism on Japanese culture, and also include comparative chapters on India and China. Whilst concentrating on the Japanese medieval period, this book will give readers familiar with present day Japan, many explanations for the still visible remnants of Japan's medieval culture of secrecy.

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14 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 8 black & white

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Routledge

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