The Body Incantatory: Spells and the Ritual Imagination in Medieval Chinese Buddhism
(Part of the The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies Series)
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Whether chanted as devotional prayers, intoned against the dangers of the wilds, or invoked to heal the sick and bring ease to the dead, incantations were pervasive features of Buddhist practice in late medieval China (600-1000 C.E.). Material incantations, in forms such as spell-inscribed amulets and stone pillars, were also central to the spiritual lives of both monks and laypeople. In centering its analysis on the Chinese material culture of...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231162715
ISBN13:9780231162715
Release Date:April 2018
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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