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Buddhist materiality : a cultural history of objects in Japanese Buddhism

Title
Buddhist materiality : a cultural history of objects in Japanese Buddhism / Fabio Rambelli.
Author
Rambelli, Fabio.
Publication
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2007.

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Description
xiv, 394 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Asian religions & cultures
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-372) and index.
Contents
The Buddhist philosophy of objects and the status of inanimate entities -- The Buddhist system of objects -- Materiality and performativity of sacred texts -- The cultural imagination of trees and the environment -- Tools and labor as mediators between the sacred and the profane -- Objects, rituals, tradition: memorial services (kuyō) for inanimate objects -- Buddhist sacred commodities and the general economy.
Call Number
*OSO 08-2655
ISBN
  • 9780804756822 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0804756821 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2007025910
OCLC
148725980
Author
Rambelli, Fabio.
Title
Buddhist materiality : a cultural history of objects in Japanese Buddhism / Fabio Rambelli.
Imprint
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2007.
Series
Asian religions & cultures
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-372) and index.
Research Call Number
*OSO 08-2655
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