The Buddhist goddess Marishiten : a study of the evolution and impact of her cult on the Japanese warrior / by David A. Hall.

Author
Hall, David A. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
Multiple languages
Published/​Created
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2014]
Description
xxiv, 343 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

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    Summary note
    In 'The Buddhist goddess Marishiten', David A. Hall provides an in-depth exploration of the Buddhist cult of the warrior goddess Marici; its evolution in India, China, and Japan; its texts and their audience; its rituals; and, finally, its efficacy as experienced by the Japanese warrior class-the bushi or samurai. In examining the psychological effects of these rituals on the Japanese warrior this volume moves beyond a narrowly focused examination of a religious cult. David A. Hall convincingly explains how these rituals aimed at preparing the warrior for combat and acted as an antidote for the toxicity of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when the warrior returned from the battlefield.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-305) and index.
    Contents
    • Machine generated contents note: 1. Marici
    • The Warrior Goddess in India
    • 2. Molizhitian
    • The Warrior Goddess in China (Sixth Century)
    • Discourse on the Incantation of the Goddess-Spell Marici
    • 3. Molizhitian
    • The Warrior Goddess in China (Seventh Century)
    • The Collected Dharam-sutras
    • 4. Molizhitian
    • The Warrior Goddess in China (Eighth-Tenth Centuries)
    • 5. Marishiten
    • The Warrior Goddess in Japan
    • 6. Marishiten and the Japanese Warrior
    • 7. Reflections on Maricfs Significance.
    ISBN
    • 9789004250109 ((hardback ; : alkaline paper))
    • 9004250107 ((hardback ; : alkaline paper))
    • 9004252665 ((electronic bk.))
    • 9789004252660 ((electronic bk.))
    LCCN
    2013026376
    OCLC
    854857943
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