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Illustrating the Mind: “Faulty Memory” Setsuwa and the Decorative Sutras of Late Classical and Early Medieval Japan |
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| Author |
Eubanks, Charlotte
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| Source |
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
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| Volume | v.36 n.2 |
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| Date | 2009 |
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| Pages | 209 - 230 |
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| Publisher | Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture=南山宗教文化研究所 |
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| Publisher Url |
http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/
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| Location | 名古屋, 日本 [Nagoya, Japan] |
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| Content type | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Special issue: Vernacular Buddhism and Medieval Japanese Literature |
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| Abstract | This article explores the overlap between descriptions of sutra devotion that
appear in setsuwa narratives and graphic traditions of sutra decoration popular
in classical and medieval Japan, particularly from the eleventh century
onward. Drawing on material from two Heian-period setsuwa collections,
Hokke genki (1040–1044) and Konjaku monogatari shū (ca. 1120), the article
focuses on the visual elements of written sutras, especially as elaborated in
tales concerning “faulty memory.” The article considers particular setsuwa as
written stories which can be embodied in performance (preaching) and which
attempt to activate the visual imaginations of their reader-listeners. Furthermore,
the article argues that these setsuwa posit the memory, the page, and the
human body as intertwined locales for the inscription of sacred Buddhist text. |
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| ISSN | 03041042 (P) |
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| Hits | 1292 |
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| Created date | 2009.10.14 |
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| Modified date | 2017.09.07 |
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