Assembling Shinto - Buddhist Approaches to Kami Worship in Medieval Japan

Anna Andreeva challenges the twentieth-century narrative of Shinto as an unbroken, monolithic tradition. By studying how and why religious practitioners affiliated with different religious institutions responded to esoteric Buddhism's teachings, this book demonstrates that kami worship in medieval Japan was a result of complex negotiations.

Riassunto

Anna Andreeva challenges the twentieth-century narrative of Shinto as an unbroken, monolithic tradition. By studying how and why religious practitioners affiliated with different religious institutions responded to esoteric Buddhism’s teachings, this book demonstrates that kami worship in medieval Japan was a result of complex negotiations.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anna Andreeva
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9780674970571
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97057-1
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 235 mm x 33 mm
• Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs (Hardcover); Harvard East Asian Monographs
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni