The Religious Traditions of Japan 500â"1600

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Hardcover | 18 October 2005

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Richard Bowring describes in outline the development of Japanese religious thought and practice from the introduction of writing to the point at which medieval attitudes gave way to a distinctive pre-modern culture, a change that brought an end to the dominance of religious institutions. A wide range of approaches using the resources of art, history, social and intellectual history, as well as doctrine is brought to bear on the subject in order to give as full a picture as possible of the richness of the Japanese tradition as it succeeded in holding together on the one hand Buddhism, with its sophisticated intellectual structures, and on the other hand the disparate local cults that eventually achieved a kind of unity under the rubric of Shinto. An understanding of this process of constant and at times difficult interaction is essential to a deeper appreciation of Japan's history and its cultural achievements.

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'An absolute must for graduate courses on Japanese religion. It is unlikely to be eclipsed by another general English-language work on the history of religion in pre-modern Japan for many years to come.' Gary P. Leupp, Journal of the American Academy of Religion '... an engrossing, fascinating, and exhaustive study.' Brian O. Ruppert, The Journal of Japanese Studies '... this volume offers much to both the novice student of Japanese Buddhism and the seasoned scholar.' James L. Ford, Monumenta Nipponica

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Introduction
The Arrival of Buddhism and Its Effects (c.538-800)
The introduction of Buddhism
Creating a dynasty
Buddhism and the early state
Monuments at Nara
From Saicho to the Destruction of Todaiji (800-1180)
The beginnings of a 'Japanese' Buddhism: Tendai
The beginnings of a 'Japanese' Buddhism: Shingon
Buddhism and the state in Heian Japan
Shrine and state in Heian Japan
The rise of devotionalism
A time for strife
From the Destruction of Todaiji to the Fall of Godaigo (1180-1330)
For and against exclusive practice of the nenbutsu
Religious culture of the early 'middle ages'
Chan Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
Reform from within and without
The emergence of Shinto
Taking stock
From the Fall of Godaigo to the Death of Nobunaga (1330-1582)
Two rival courts; Muromachi Zen
The end of the medieval
Appendix: Reading Shingon's two mandala
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