Bonds Of The Dead

Temples, Burial, And The Transformation Of Contemporary Japanese Buddhism

by Mark Michael Rowe
language: english
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, November of 2011 ‧
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Despite popular images of priests seeking enlightenment in snow-covered mountain temples, the central concern of Japanese Buddhism is death. This title investigates what changing burial forms reveal about the ways temple Buddhism is perceived and propagated in contemporary Japan.

Bonds Of The Dead

Temples, Burial, And The Transformation Of Contemporary Japanese Buddhism

by Mark Michael Rowe

Property Description
ISBN: 9780226730158
Publisher: THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Release Date: November of 2011
Language: English
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 256
Format: Book
Collection: Buddhism And Modernity
Categories: Books in English > Faith & Religion > Buddhism and Shintoism
EAN: 9780226730158

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