Writing and Renunciation in Medieval Japan: The Works of the Poet-Priest Kamo no Chōmei 9780472901890

The Material Culture of Death in Medieval Japan 9780824837556

This study is the first in the English language to explore the ways medieval Japanese sought to overcome their sense of

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The Karma of Words: Buddhism and the Literary Arts in Medieval Japan 0520056221, 9780520056220

"A masterly book . . . will prove of great assistance to a student of Japanese literature and thought from the elev

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Representations of Power: The Literary Politics of Medieval Japan 9780824841911

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Renunciation and Untouchability in India: The Notional and the Empirical in the Caste Order 1138594555, 9781138594555

This volume develops a historically informed phenomenology of caste and untouchability. It explores the idea of 'Br

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Violence and the Writing of History in the Medieval Francophone World 1843843374, 9781843843375

An examination of medieval historican writings through the prism of violence. The concept of medieval historiography as

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The Modern Murasaki: Writing by Women of Meiji Japan 9780231510660

The first anthology of its kind, The Modern Murasaki brings the vibrancy and rich imagination of women's writing fr

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Writing Qualitatively: The Selected Works of Johnny Saldaña 1351046012, 9781351046015

Writing Qualitatively: The Selected Works of Johnny Saldaña showcases the diverse range of writing styles available to q

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Apology for the Woman Writing and Other Works 9780226305264

During her lifetime, the gifted writer Marie le Jars de Gournay (1565-1645) was celebrated as one of the "seventy m

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The Fluid Pantheon: Gods of Medieval Japan, Volume 1 9780824857028

Written by one of the leading scholars of Japanese religion, The Fluid Pantheon is the first installment of a multivolum

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Tracing the Itinerant Path: Jishū Nuns of Medieval Japan 9780824859398

Women have long been active supporters and promoters of Buddhist rituals and functions, but their importance in the oper

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