Buddhism and the Transformation of Old Age in Medieval Japan 9780824866860
Scholars have long remarked on the frequency with which Japanese myths portrayed gods (kami) as old men or okina. Many o
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Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
I. Making Elders Others in Early Japan
1. Aged Earth Gods and Majestic Imperial Ancestor
2. “Lamenting Gray Hair”
3. Decrepit Demons and Defiled Deities
II. Reappraising the Aged Body in Medieval Japan
4. From Outcast to Saint
5. The Eccentric Avatar
6. The Graying of the Gods
7. “Tranquil Heart, Gazing Afar”
Conclusion
Abbreviations
Notes
Works Cited
Index
About the Author
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