The Princess Nun: Bunchi, Buddhist Reform, and Gender in Early Edo Japan
(Book #366 in the Harvard East Asian Monographs Series)
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The Princess Nun tells the story of Bunchi (1619-1697), daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo and founder of Enshoji. Bunchi advocated strict adherence to monastic precepts while devoting herself to the posthumous welfare of her family. As the first full-length biographical study of a premodern Japanese nun, this book incorporates issues of gender and social status into its discussion of Bunchi's ascetic practice and religious reforms to rewrite the history...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674491971
ISBN13:9780674491977
Release Date:March 2014
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.34 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.2"
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