Faith and Power in Japanese Buddhist Art explores the transformation of Buddhism from the premodern to the contemporary era in Japan and the central role its visual culture has played in this transformation. Although Buddhism is generally regarded as peripheral to modern Japanese society, this book demonstrates otherwise. Its chapters elucidate the thread of change over time in the practice of Buddhism as revealed in temple worship halls and other sites of devotion and in imagery representing the religion's most popular ...
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Faith and Power in Japanese Buddhist Art explores the transformation of Buddhism from the premodern to the contemporary era in Japan and the central role its visual culture has played in this transformation. Although Buddhism is generally regarded as peripheral to modern Japanese society, this book demonstrates otherwise. Its chapters elucidate the thread of change over time in the practice of Buddhism as revealed in temple worship halls and other sites of devotion and in imagery representing the religion's most popular deities and religious practices. It also introduces the work of modern and contemporary artists who are not generally associated with institutional Buddhism and its canonical visual requirements but whose faith inspires their art. The author makes a persuasive argument that the neglect of these materials by scholars results from erroneous presumptions about the aesthetic superiority of early Japanese Buddhist artifacts and an asserted decline in the institutional power of the religion after the sixteenth century. She demonstrates that recent works constitute a significant contribution to the history of Japanese art and architecture, providing evidence of Buddhism's compelling presence at all levels of Japanese society and its evolution in response to the needs of new generations of supporters.
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Near Fine in Near fine jacket. First printing, 2007, hardcover with blue cloth boards in dust jacket, large octavo, 353pp., illustrated in b&w. Book near fine with handsome boards and tight binding, previous owner's sticker to front flyleaf, otherwise text clean bright and unmarked. DJ near fine with hint of shelfwear.
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Very Good. Size: 7x1x10; University of Hawaii Press; Honolulu, 2007. Hardcover. A Very Good, blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, some handling/scuffing to boards, spine lean, mild crimping to spine edges, a hint of sunning to page margins, slightly bumped bottom rear board corner, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, couple of creases to front flap, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]., 353pp., appendix, notes, glossary, bibliography, indexed, color and b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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