Dead letters: mourning, materiality, and buddhist commemoration in medieval japan
Auteur :
O’Neal, Halle
Éditeur :
Harvard University, Asia Center
ISBN :
9780674307483
Date de publication :
23 mars 2027
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In Dead Letters, Halle O’Neal explores how inventive makers in medieval Japan, haunted by love and loss, reused and recycled the epistles of the dead for copying sacred Buddhist scripture to create what are known as “letter sutras.†This beautifully illustrated volume centers the emotional intimacy of objects in private devotional practice.