Shinra myÅjin and buddhist networks of the east asian "mediterranean
Auteur :
Kim, Sujung
Éditeur :
University of Hawai'i Press
ISBN :
9780824888442
Date de publication :
31 oct. 2020
Dimensions :
22,6 x 15,2 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
300 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Offers a transnational account of the deity Shinra Myjin, the "god of Silla" worshipped in medieval Japanese Buddhism. Sujung Kim challenges the long-held understanding of Shinra Myjin as a protective deity of the Tendai Jimon school, showing how its worship emerged and developed in the complex networks of the East Asian "Mediterranean"