Flowing Traces: Buddhism in the Literary and Visual Arts of Japan
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Beteilige Person: Sanford, James H. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Princeton Princeton University Press 2014
Schriftenreihe:Princeton legacy library
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According to the contributors to this volume, the relationship of Buddhism and the arts in Japan is less the rendering of Buddhist philosophical ideas through artistic imagery than it is the development of concepts and expressions in a virtually inseparable unity. By challenging those who consider religion to be the primary phenomenon and art the secondary arena for the apprehension of religious meanings, these essays reveal the collapse of other dichotomies as well. Touching on works produced at every social level, they explore a fascinating set of connections within Japanese culture and m
Umfang:290 pages
ISBN:9781400862948
1400862949