The transnational cult of Mount Wutai: historical and comparative perspectives
"The Transnational Cult of Mount Wutai explores the pan-East Asian significance of sacred Mount Wutai from the Northern Dynasties to the present day. Offering novel readings of comparatively familiar visual and textual sources and, in many cases, examining unstudied or understudied noncanonical...
| Altri autori: | ; ; |
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Pubblicazione: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
2020
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| In: | Anno: 2020 |
| Periodico/Rivista: | Studies on East Asian religions
volume 2 Asian Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004407343 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Wutai Shan
/ Buddhismo <motivo>
/ Luogo di culto
/ Storia
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| Altre parole chiave: | B
History of religion
B Raccolta di saggi B Religione |
| Accesso online: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Edizione parallela: | Non elettronico
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| Riepilogo: | "The Transnational Cult of Mount Wutai explores the pan-East Asian significance of sacred Mount Wutai from the Northern Dynasties to the present day. Offering novel readings of comparatively familiar visual and textual sources and, in many cases, examining unstudied or understudied noncanonical materials, the papers collected here illuminate the roles that both local actors and individuals dwelling far beyond Mount Wutai's borders have played in its making and remaking as a holy place for more than fifteen hundred years. The work aims to contribute to our understanding of the ways that sacred geography is made and remade in new places and times" |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes index |
| ISBN: | 900441987X |