The Karma of Words - Buddhism and the Literary Arts in Medieval Japan
by LaFleur, William R
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0520046005
- ISBN 13
- 9780520046009
- Seller
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Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
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About This Item
Berkeley: University of California Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. (1983). First Edition. Hardcover. 0520046005 . No signatures. Some fading to dust-jacket spine. Small 3/8" tear at head of dust-jacket spine. Dust-jacket protected in archival mylar cover.; xv, [1], 204, [1] pages. Red boards with black lettering on spine. Page dimensions: 228 x 150mm. "The literary tradition of Japan has been deeply influenced by the Buddhism that held intellectual and religious sway there for so many centuries. William R. LaFleur explains this influence, and in the process provides a new definitino of 'medieval' in Japanese history." - from dust-jacket blurb. Contents: Preface; Major Eras of Japanese History; 'Floating Phrases and Fictive Utterances': The Rise and Fall of Symbols; In and Out the Rokudo: Kyokai and the Formation of Medieval Japan; Inns and Hermitages: The Structure of Impermanence; Symbol and Yugen: Shunzei's Use of Tendai Buddhism; Chomei as Hermit: Vimalakirti in the 'Hojo'Ki'; Zeami's Buddhism: Cosmology and Dialectic in No Drama; Society Upside-Down: Kyogen as Satire and as Ritual; The Poet as Seer: Basho Looks Back; Notes; Japanese Names and Terms; Bibliography; Index. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books (NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19016
- Title
- The Karma of Words - Buddhism and the Literary Arts in Medieval Japan
- Author
- LaFleur, William R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0520046005
- ISBN 13
- 9780520046009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- (1983)
- Keywords
- 0520046005
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About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
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