Prayer and Play in Late Tokugawa Japan: Asakusa Sensōji and EDO Society
(Book #185 in the Harvard East Asian Monographs Series)
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The unique amalgam of prayer and play at the Sensoji temple in Edo is often cited as proof of the "degenerate Buddhism" of the Tokugawa period. This investigation of the economy and cultural politics of Sensoji, however, shows that its culture of prayer and play reflected changes taking place in Tokugawa Japan, particularly in the city of Edo. Play was an integral part of the business of religion at Sensoji, and the temple supplied both in equal measure...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674002407
ISBN13:9780674002401
Release Date:June 2000
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"
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