Fabio Rambelli

Gebundenes Buch

Buddhist Materiality

A Cultural History of Objects in Japanese Buddhism

Beschreibung

This innovative book shows that throughout its history, contrary to received assumptions, Buddhism developed a sophisticated philosophy of materiality--one that allowed human beings to give shape and expression to their deepest religious and spiritual ideas.

Autor

Fabio Rambelli is Professor of Japanese Religions and Cultural History and International Shinto Foundation Chair of Shinto Studies in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies Department of Religious Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Stanford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 165mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 721g
• ISBN-13: 9780804756822
• ISBN-10: 0804756821
• Artikelnr.: 22826276