The culture of secrecy in Japanese religion
edited by Bernhard Scheid and Mark Teeuwen
The culture of secrecy in Japanese religion
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edited by Bernhard Scheid and Mark TeeuwenPublisher
RoutledgeEdition 1
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The culture of secrecy in Japanese religion / edited by Bernhard Scheid and Mark TeeuwenPublication Details
نیویورک : Routledge، 2006مPhysical Description
xvii, 397 p.; 24 cm.Subject
Secrecy Religious aspectsSecrecy - Japan
Secrecy Religious aspects Tantric Buddhism
Tantric Buddhism - Japan History
Japan Civilization Buddhist influences
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انگلیسیNotes
Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents
Japan's medieval culture of secrecy -- Secrets, secrecy, and the study of religions -- The Problem of secrecy in Indian Tantric Buddhism -- Myth and secrecy in Tang-period Tantric Buddhism -- Japan's medieval culture of secrecy -- Secrecy in Japanese esoteric Buddhism -- Reconsidering the taxonomy of the "esoteric" -- Knowing vs. owning a secret -- Secrecy, sex and apocrypha -- Esotericism in noh commentaries and plays -- The elephant in the room -- Myths, rites, and Icons -- Two modes of secrecy -- The demise of secrecy -- When secrecy ends -- Hiding the shoguns -- "Esoteric" and "public"