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Sand and Pebbles (Shasekishu): The Tales of Muju Ichien, A Voice for Pluralism in Kamakura Buddhism (Suny Series in Buddhist Studies): The Tales of ... a Voice for Pluralism in Kamakura Buddhism - Softcover

Morrell, Robert E.

 
9780887060601: Sand and Pebbles (Shasekishu): The Tales of Muju Ichien, A Voice for Pluralism in Kamakura Buddhism (Suny Series in Buddhist Studies): The Tales of ... a Voice for Pluralism in Kamakura Buddhism
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0887060609 ISBN 13: 9780887060601
Verlag: State Univ of New York Pr, 1985

Inhaltsangabe

Sand and Pebbles presents the first complete English rendering of Shasekishu--the classic, popular Buddhist "Tale Literature" (setsuwa). This collection of instructive, yet often humorous, anecdotes appeared in the late thirteenth century, within decades of the first stirrings of the revolutionary movements of Kamakura Buddhism. Shasekishu's author, Muju Ichien (1226-1312), lived in a rural temple apart from the centers of political and literary activity, and his stories reflect the customs, attitudes and lifestyles of the commoners.

In Sand and Pebbles, complete translations of Book One and other significant narrative parts are supplemented by summaries of the remaining (especially didactic) material and by excerpts from Muju's later work. Introduced by a historical sketch of the period, this work also contains a biography of Muju. Illustrations, charts, a chronology, glossary of terms, notes, an extensive bibliography and an index guide the reader into a seldom seen corner of old Japan.

Muju and his writings will interest students of literature as well as scholars of Japanese religion, especially Buddhism. Anthropologists and sociologists will discover details of Kamakura life and thought unrecorded in the official chronicles of the age.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Robert E. Morrell is Associate Professor of Japanese Language and Literature at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.

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Verlag
State Univ of New York Pr
Erscheinungsdatum
1985
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0887060609
ISBN 13 
9780887060601
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
406
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