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Book Review: "Spells, Images, and Mandalas: Tracing The Evolution of Esoteric Buddhist Rituals," by Koichi Shinohara |
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| 著者 |
Balkwill, Stephanie
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| 掲載誌 |
Religious Studies Review
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| 巻号 | v.42 n.1 |
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| 出版年月日 | 2016.03.30 |
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| ページ | 60 |
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| 出版者 | Wiley-Blackwell |
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| 出版サイト |
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/
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| 出版地 | Oxford, UK [牛津, 英國] |
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| 資料の種類 | 期刊論文=Journal Article; 書評=Book Review |
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| 言語 | 英文=English |
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| ノート | Spells, Images, and Mandalas: Tracing The Evolution of Esoteric Buddhist Rituals. By Koichi Shinohara. Columbia University Press, August 5, 2014. 352 pages. ISBN-10: 0231166141 ISBN-13: 978-0231166140 |
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| 抄録 | An important book by the right person, this study illuminates the rather arcane history of the development of the Buddhist esoteric ritual tradition from simple spells of a worldly nature, through the incorporation of image worship, and eventually to the utilization of complex visualizations. By focusing on early texts preserved in Chinese translation, Shinohara, in his own words, counters past scholarship which, “so far has privileged the Mahāvairocana and Vajraśekhara sūtras.” In so doing, his study stands as a model for the field for how to sensibly employ Chinese sources in the study of concepts, texts, and practices of Indic origin. Shinohara's study concentrates on describing precisely how esoteric rituals developed, and as such leaves little room for explaining why. Indeed, readers may be left curious as to what larger social, political, and economic forces may have supported the increasing intricacy and pomp of esoteric ritual, a topic not dealt with in the book though surely within the grasp of the author. Spells, Images, and Maṇḍalas should be considered a seminal work; by wading through a trove of difficult textual material, Shinohara has set a new standard for the study of esoteric ritual and has laid the necessary groundwork for future studies to be able to engage with the wider social context of the larger esoteric tradition. |
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| ISSN | 0319485X (P); 17480922 (E) |
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| DOI | 10.1111/rsr.12368_1 |
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| ヒット数 | 97 |
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| 作成日 | 2017.04.12 |
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| 更新日期 | 2019.11.25 |
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