Engendering Faith: Women and Buddhism in Premodern JapanBarbara Ruch For many years, students of China, Korea, and Japan were taught virtually nothing about Asian women in institutional religion. What were women's spiritual expectations of themselves? Who were the women initiators, patrons, and ecclesiastical leaders in the formative years of Buddhism in Japan? What were their activities throughout the medieval centuries? Japanese philosophy and religion seldom asked these questions, instead maintaining research methods and approaches that were fated to carve out a history nearly devoid of women. In the twenty-first century, it is crucial that we reconstruct the curriculum of exclusively androcentric religious texts from the experience, practices, religious views, and history of women in religion. Engendering Faith is a monumental and pioneering study on women and Buddhism. Collecting twenty contributions into five thematic sections, it brings new research on women and Buddhism to English-speaking scholars of Japan, religious history, and women's studies. A set of prefatory articles translated and written by Barbara Ruch provide a literature review, historical context, an overview of contributions, and an introduction. Richly illustrated and with a comprehensive list of characters, Engendering Faith is essential reading for anyone interested in premodern Japanese history, culture, and religion. |
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... Munetada built the Miroku Hall for a daughter who died in 1116. The hall was constructed over her grave . Later , in 1120 , Lady Nishi's casket was temporarily placed in this hall . In the Oku Amidadō , or " Inner Amida Hall , " in the ...
... Munetada built the Miroku Hall for a daughter who died in 1116. The hall was constructed over her grave . Later , in 1120 , Lady Nishi's casket was temporarily placed in this hall . In the Oku Amidadō , or " Inner Amida Hall , " in the ...
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... Munetada's dream ) and how deep Munetada's anxiety had been over her illness . Evidence clearly shows that during this period close association with death was believed to impart a pollution that could seriously hinder the execution of ...
... Munetada's dream ) and how deep Munetada's anxiety had been over her illness . Evidence clearly shows that during this period close association with death was believed to impart a pollution that could seriously hinder the execution of ...
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... Munetada's grandfather , Toshiie . In the latter part of this essay I will describe how the Hall of Worship was handed over to Munetada by the Ichijō nun . The history of the hall , from its original construction at the Ōmiya mansion to ...
... Munetada's grandfather , Toshiie . In the latter part of this essay I will describe how the Hall of Worship was handed over to Munetada by the Ichijō nun . The history of the hall , from its original construction at the Ōmiya mansion to ...
Contents
Illustrations | xiii |
Chronological Tables | xix |
Frontispiece | xxi |
Copyright | |
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