Living Buddhist Statues in Early Medieval and Modern Japan
A study of the surprising functions of Buddhist statues, which helped disseminate Buddhist beliefs among the populace in Tenth- and Eleventh-century Japan. Using ethnographic data drawn from present-day fieldwork and marshalling ancient textual evidence,
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Living Buddhist Statues in Early Medieval and Modern Japan
LIVING BUDDHIST STATUES IN EARLY MEDIEVAL AND MODERN JAPAN
Copyright © Sarah J. Horton, 2007. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews.
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