Faith and power in Japanese Buddhist art, 1600-2005 / Patricia J. Graham.
Faith and power in Japanese Buddhist art, 1600-2005 / Patricia J. Graham.
Faith and power in Japanese Buddhist art, 1600-2005 / Patricia J. Graham.
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Publisher
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2007.
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 353 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 26 cm.
Contents
Buddhism in the arts of early modern Japan, 1600-1868 -- Institutional Buddhism under warrior rule -- Buddhist temples for the elites -- Temples for commoners -- Depictions of popular deities and spiritual concerns -- Professional icon-makers -- Expressions of faith -- Buddhist imagery and sacred si...
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Publisher
Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, c2007.
Place of Publication
Hawaii
Date Published
c2007.
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State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.
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Summary
The author makes a persuasive argument that the neglect of these materials by scholars results from erroneous presumptions about the aesthetic superiority of early Japanese Buddhist artifacts and an asserted decline in the institutional power of the religion after the sixteenth century. She demonstrates that recent works constitute as significant c...
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Faith and power in Japanese Buddhist art, 1600-2005 / Patricia J. Graham.
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General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-338) and index.
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74VK3w4KlV4Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3w4KlV4Z
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ISBN
0824831918 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780824831264 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0824831268 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780824831912 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
700.4829430952
MMS ID
991023647659702626
