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Bonds of the Dead: Temples, Burial, and the Transformation of Contemporary Japanese Buddhism - Buddhism and Modernity Mark Michael Rowe
Bonds of the Dead: Temples, Burial, and the Transformation of Contemporary Japanese Buddhism - Buddhism and Modernity
Mark Michael Rowe
Despite popular images of priests seeking enlightenment in snow-covered mountain temples, the central concern of Japanese Buddhism is death. This title investigates what changing burial forms reveal about the ways temple Buddhism is perceived and propagated in contemporary Japan.
256 pages, 10 halftones, 2 line drawings, 2 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 1, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780226730158 |
| Publishers | The University of Chicago Press |
| Pages | 256 |
| Dimensions | 230 × 154 × 15 mm · 434 g |